Mom Said The Anniversary Trip Was Canceled Because Of Budget Issues. A Week Later I Found A Facebook Album Of My Family In Paris Without Me. Then She Asked Me For Help

my father would have done it. Not because family obligation made it the only available answer. I made it with clear eyes and a full accounting of the history, and I can live inside the choice without looking away from it.

That is the only standard I have ever been able to hold myself to.

The dripping faucet in my first Austin apartment got fixed eventually.continue reading …