Small Efforts
The day after that ridiculous call from my mom, I needed to talk to my dad. She had said some things about him that I needed to clarify. Hell, I just needed to debrief. He said he had called her twice...
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I’m sitting up in bed this morning. The pain is still there, but so much better. The pressure and heat of the abscess is gone, now just the ache of incision and extraction. As long as I don’t move too...
View ArticleDaddy Dearest
Oh, boo hoo hoo. How many of my bloggy friends will post about how their dads deserve dog turds on Father’s Day? Well, I’m one of them, too. Here it is, looming over me like a pooey storm cloud. I sent...
View ArticleEmpty Conversations
Just got off the phone, an empty 20 minute phone call about my day at the beach, what everyone had for dinner, everyone’s dogs, home improvement. Either he was drunk, or just forgetful. Maybe he...
View ArticleSelective Attention
When my dog ran away last week, I texted my father about it. He has two dogs himself, the same breed as mine. He loves his dogs. I was sure he could understand how frightened I was. He called me...
View ArticleLessons from Dad
My husband wanted to confirm with me today, “So, your dad isn’t helping us out with any of this, is he?” Hank went from a normal, healthy 39 year old, to being pretty much bed-ridden overnight. He has...
View ArticleReeling in Pain
On a cold, rainy January afternoon this past year, my father was in the car with me. My child in the back. We are driving to fetch a new dishwasher. A present to me from the man who calls himself,...
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