April 6, 2024 – A Tale of Two Fathers (Part Five)

Before I continue with the narrative about my stepfather, I have to share a bit about my husband. And probably the best way to sum it up is the following quote, “Children learn what they live.” What do I mean by that, you ask? Well, speaking in metaphors, I married my stepfather. Huh? No, notContinue reading “April 6, 2024 – A Tale of Two Fathers (Part Five)”

March 31, 2024 – A Tale of Two Fathers (Part Four)

The silence was deafening. Once every speck of dust was vanquished, every smudge obliterated, every cobweb abolished, every surface polished, every plank of the wooden floors swept and wiped down, and every footprint in the carpet erased and replaced with long, parallel lines, the spaces within the walls that formed our ‘home’ became as stillContinue reading “March 31, 2024 – A Tale of Two Fathers (Part Four)”