I’m nervous because one decision by you could put my life on a very different and dark trajectory. The judge’s eyes narrow, studying me. My voice shakes, but I keep going. “If you were to decide that my father should get custody, I’d be going from a home where all I know is love and encouragement to a home where nothing is good enough and women are basically second-class citizens. My father doesn’t care so much about what happened at the beach…he just sees this as an opportu