My Sister Called Me a Leech at Thanksgiving Until a Colonel Stood Up and Changed the Room

our house, you showed up. You pulled your weight. You did not perform for applause.

Amanda and I learned opposite lessons from the same upbringing.

She was two years younger and had come into the world louder than I had. Cheerleading, homecoming court, student council, a wide social orbit and opinions on everything. Amanda knew how to work a room before continue reading …