CNU-My daughter-in-law said Christmas would be easier if I stayed away, and my son did not even raise his eyes to defend me. So I stayed home, alone, exactly as requested. …

twenty disappointments. When the government recited victim impact statements from donors who had believed they were funding motel placements for mothers and children, Linda kept her face composed. Vincent cried once, quietly, when an elderly man described writing monthly checks in memory of his late wife because she had once been homeless as a teenager.continue reading …