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. …

than personal responsibility.

On the last Friday before school let out, Susan came home carrying a paper from English class.

“We had to write about integrity,” she said, pretending the assignment did not matter much. “Ms. Grady says examples are more persuasive than definitions.”

She stood in the kitchen while I chopped onions for chili and read her last continue reading …