That single word was something I’d waited my entire life to hear.
I ran toward her and wrapped my arms tightly around her.
We cried for a long time without saying anything.
Her name was Elizabeth.
She had grown up in a loving family, and years earlier, she’d discovered that she was adopted.
During the past year, she and Robert had been trying to find the right moment to tell me the truth.
Elizabeth introduced me to her two children and three grandchildren.
That day, for the first time in my life, I heard someone call me Grandma.
Robert stood a short distance away.
I walked over to him.
“I don’t know when I’ll be able to forgive you. But thank you for finally telling me the truth.”