At 6 A.M. My Daughter Texted Me About the Money She Took and Said She Was Gone for Good

without apology and without waiting for permission from anyone else. That is not selfishness. That is the minimum requirement for loving anyone honestly, including yourself.

On the drive home Javier held my hand and neither of us needed to fill the quiet. The stars above the city were visible through the car window, faint but there, and I thought about continue reading …