My father remarried at 60 to a woman 30 years younger than him; the whole family was delighted… until a scream echoed through the wedding night…
My father's name is Antônio Ferreira. He turned sixty this spring.
My mother died when my sister and I were still in college. For more than twenty years, my father lived alone—no dating, no second chances—just work, Sunday mass, and his small garden in Belo Horizonte.
Our family members always told him:
