I Came Home From A Double Shift And My Family Said They Voted About My Daughter Until I Said One Thing

move you around without asking me.

She fell asleep curled against my side like she was afraid I would disappear.

When her breathing evened out I checked my phone. Missed calls. My mother, my father, Allison. Texts that ranged from demanding to confused to angry. All of them operating on the assumption that I owed them an explanation.

I did not respond.continue reading …