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. …
Weird. An efficient word. It covered the missed calls, the passive-aggressive comments, the months since Linda had spoken to me without sounding as though she were humoring a difficult client.
“All right,” I said.
“Good.” He exhaled. “Good. The kids will be excited.”
After I hung up, I stood there longer than necessary, listening to the continue reading …
