When they disappeared, I sat on the porch bench. My hands were shaking. John came and sat beside me quietly.
“Should I make you some coffee?” he asked.
“Yes.”
“Strong?”
“Strong enough to wake the dead.”
He smiled. I did too. But when he went to the kitchen, I cried.
Of course I cried. I was not made of stone. I was a mother. And a mother can set boundaries continue reading …