MY SON-IN-LAW CALLED MY DAUGHTER “BUTTERBALL” AND TOLD HER SHE WASN’T ALLOWED TO HAVE DESSERT AT OUR FAMILY DINNER — HE HAD NO IDEA I WAS ABOUT TO MAKE HIM REGRET IT.

was something he could turn into entertainment.

But Sally gave me the smallest shake of her head, so fast I might have missed it if I had looked away.

Once again, I held my words back.

That was the risk of always trying to maintain peace.

Sometimes peace was nothing more than silence hidden behind polite behavior.

I paid close attention to Sally throughout continue reading …