I locked my wife in the pantry under the stairs

to confuse patience with punishment. I learn that apology without changed behavior is just another way to demand attention.

Emily watches.

She does not soften quickly.

I am grateful for that.

My father meets Nora when she is six weeks old. He holds her by the window of his apartment, sunlight on his white hair, tears falling onto the blanket.

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