Archive for August, 2007

The Value of Intimate Gestures and Habits

August 25, 2007

A while back on a family trip, my single adult daughter commented how distasteful it was that her mother and I shared the same toothbrush. This sort of thing had come up before, and her comment was more resigned–like a sigh–than spirited. I smiled at the comment, but said nothing. Later I recalled my emotional [...]