Tagged: Family (813)

He used the word “doily” in a way that offended his mom. You’ll never grow up, she told him. And then the way he used “hummel” made her cry.

The kid looks up at the tall man and asks, Are you for real? The kid’s mother says, Oh, yes. Years later, the kid will need a lot of therapy

He was worried his kid was spending too much time on the computer. I want to own a farm, the kid said one day. We live on one, his dad said.

They all felt listless, the heat upon them like cartoon anvils. He struggled to get up and he did. Don’t go near the thermostat, she hissed.

He gave his school age kids bourbon with their breakfast and that appalled her. But she knew his plan. This is a movie soon enough, he said.