Mia never expected her husband Ben’s sudden push to homeschool their daughter Lily to unravel everything. It began at a dinner party, when Ben passionately declared he wanted Lily to learn through creativity and nature, not rigid schooling. Though surprised, Mia eventually agreed, trusting his vision.
Ben threw himself into homeschooling, assuring Mia Lily was thriving. But everything changed when Mia came home early one day and overheard Lily crying: she missed her friends and worried they thought she didn’t like them anymore. She mentioned Ben delivering gifts to them—something Mia hadn’t known about. Confronted, Ben finally confessed: he had lost his job months earlier.
Unable to afford Lily’s school, he invented the homeschooling idea and took up delivery work, sometimes bringing Lily along.
“I didn’t want to be a failure,” he admitted.
Mia, heartbroken, reminded him they were a team. The next week, they used savings to re-enroll Lily in school. Ben found steady work. It wasn’t glamorous, but it was honest.
Their life wasn’t perfect—but it was real again.
And sometimes, Mia realized, the bravest thing is admitting when you need help—and letting someone catch you.