A mother leaves her husband of eleven years when he misses their daughter's graduation to celebrate another child.
At Poppy's graduation, Elliot's seat stays empty while their daughter calls for him. Hours later, Nora discovers him at a mall birthday party for Maisie, his ex-wife's daughter, lifting the girl onto his shoulders and tying her shoes with a tenderness he never showed his own family. The sight ends eleven years of Nora covering his absences. She files for divorce, triggering a ninety-day wait. During that period, Elliot must handle school runs and bedtime routines he always avoided, while Nora starts rebuilding the identity she set aside. The question becomes whether his belated effort can repair what his long neglect broke.
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Graduation ceremony and shopping mall
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Married couple with one daughter
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Absent father chooses another child
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