Mom asked me what the ice was for. I told her I’d been at the gym and that my hands hurt. That didn’t surprise her at all. She’s going to see my cheek, though, if it bruises. And so will Roger, at tomorrow’s appointment. It’s not like I came out looking as bad as the fake Jamaican, though. He was...
AT DINNER MONDAY NIGHT, Ellis is a complete douche. “So it turns out the whole front line is like a dyke picnic,” she says. “I thought it was just Kelly and Kira, but now I hear it’s Michelle and Gabby, too.” Mom says, “Ellis, that’s ridiculous.” &n...
It was a hard day. How many times had we heard our mother rejoice, “If anything ever goes wrong, at least we have this house”? I swear, whenever she said anything like that, I felt jinxed, and when the for sale sign went up, I felt as if it was somehow her fault. The house had come to them free o...
Mom swims. I nap. Jodi cheers for Dr. Phil. Fifteen days of living in someone else’s house is exhausting. Especially if everyone thinks it’s your fault. After dinner I ask if I can go out, and I’m surprised when both women say yes. I don’t tell them I’ll be home late, even though I know the last ...