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“What if he came to love his father and only lost him? It was either a miracle or a tragedy. It was hard to predict which.”
Her husband filed for divorce when Victoria Rosner was seven months pregnant. “He said he couldn’t possibly marry anyone, not me,” Victoria wrote in an essay in Modern Love.
Years later, when they lived miles apart, he reached out to her. He had been diagnosed with cancer that had metastasized to his bones and wanted to spend his remaining time with his young son Judas.
Victoria had to make a complicated choice: forgive her ex and allow him into Judas’ life, or close the door on Judas’ relationship with his father, perhaps forever.
In the season finale, we hear Victoria talk about forgiveness. Host Anna Martin then contacts Judas, now 16. Judah reflects on what she remembers about her father and the impact of the decisions her mother made years ago.
This is the final episode of Summer. We’re taking a short hiatus, but will be back in the fall with an all-new line-up of stories. Please join us.
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Hosted by: Anna Martin
Produced by: Julia Botero and Hans Butou
Edited by: Sarah Sarason
Producer: wendy doll
Designer: Dan Powell
Theme music: Dan Powell
essay: Victoria Rosner
reader: Frankie Corzo
Founder, Modern Love: Daniel Jones
Editor, Modern Love Projects: Miya Lee
Special thanks: Mahima Chabrani, Renan Borrelli, Jeffrey Miranda, Julia Simon, Lisa Tobin, Sam Dornick, Ryan Wegner, Anna Diamond.
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