Jim Axelrod

And Corey says there is no point responding to an apology. She was never meant to hear.

And Corey says there is no point responding to an apology. She was never meant to hear.

You heard Nick's bloodless, almost pulseless tone when he was apologizing to his mom. It's like robotic. And then Corey, who's working hard to keep it all together all these years later, still, you could hear the emotion in her voice as she's, you know, sort of, I'm not even going to respond because I'm supposed to be dead.

You heard Nick's bloodless, almost pulseless tone when he was apologizing to his mom. It's like robotic. And then Corey, who's working hard to keep it all together all these years later, still, you could hear the emotion in her voice as she's, you know, sort of, I'm not even going to respond because I'm supposed to be dead.

You heard Nick's bloodless, almost pulseless tone when he was apologizing to his mom. It's like robotic. And then Corey, who's working hard to keep it all together all these years later, still, you could hear the emotion in her voice as she's, you know, sort of, I'm not even going to respond because I'm supposed to be dead.

Like, she has to still, every day of her life, try to make sense of the absolute senseless.

Like, she has to still, every day of her life, try to make sense of the absolute senseless.

Like, she has to still, every day of her life, try to make sense of the absolute senseless.

I mean...

I mean...

I mean...

And no tears, no emotion, no. If those signs matter to you in terms of judging authenticity, did I feel like I was talking to somebody bereft? Nah.

And no tears, no emotion, no. If those signs matter to you in terms of judging authenticity, did I feel like I was talking to somebody bereft? Nah.

And no tears, no emotion, no. If those signs matter to you in terms of judging authenticity, did I feel like I was talking to somebody bereft? Nah.

I thought about this a lot afterward. Like, as in my particular case as a parent, at the end of the day, as you get to be older, really what else matters? Your relationship with your kids, with your family, with what you're going to leave behind. Those are your fingerprints and footprints. And I just kept thinking about Corey.

I thought about this a lot afterward. Like, as in my particular case as a parent, at the end of the day, as you get to be older, really what else matters? Your relationship with your kids, with your family, with what you're going to leave behind. Those are your fingerprints and footprints. And I just kept thinking about Corey.

I thought about this a lot afterward. Like, as in my particular case as a parent, at the end of the day, as you get to be older, really what else matters? Your relationship with your kids, with your family, with what you're going to leave behind. Those are your fingerprints and footprints. And I just kept thinking about Corey.

As she gets older, she will not have the luxury of being able to fold in even more, grasp even tighter to her kid. She has to do just the opposite, which is figure out emotionally how she can forget him.

As she gets older, she will not have the luxury of being able to fold in even more, grasp even tighter to her kid. She has to do just the opposite, which is figure out emotionally how she can forget him.

As she gets older, she will not have the luxury of being able to fold in even more, grasp even tighter to her kid. She has to do just the opposite, which is figure out emotionally how she can forget him.