Jake asked me why people get divorced at bedtime

Okay so. Bedtime last night. Jake, lights off, totally calm. 'Dad, why do people get divorced?' [pause] I don't know why I thought I was ready for that one. First try: 'well, bud, sometimes two people realize they want different things in life.' He blinks at me. Too legal. [pause] Second try: 'sometimes people grow apart and it makes them both sad.' His face gets this look. Too sad. I'm making it worse. [pause] Third try. I take a breath. 'Sometimes grownups just stop being a good team.' [pause] Jake thinks about this for exactly two seconds. 'Like your Little League team?' [pause] And here's the thing. I had no answer. I just sat there in the dark. Because he wasn't wrong. We went 5 and 12. [chuckles] I said goodnight and turned off the light and that was that.