Dogwood (2013)
“It gave me a sense of freedom I hadn’t felt in a long time. Kids in car seats don’t like strong wind nor do husbands with receding hairlines.
In one long conversation we’d had on the lawn, Ruthie, through her genial poking and prodding of the soul, helped me see how much I had become a prisoner of small things. ChapStick. Tic Tacs. A favorite pen. A television program I simply couldn’t miss. Air-conditioning.
“You can measure your life by the things that control you. People’s reactions, for ins...tance,” she said.
At that moment in the car, I did not care a bit about my hair, the way my blouse flapped in the breeze, or that we looked like such an unusual pair. Ruthie sensed it, I think, and smiled as she rolled her window down. It made me think of the tune “I’ll Fly Away,” because that’s what I thought her hair would do.
“How does it feel?” Ruthie said.
“Amazing,” I said. “Free. I get so caught up with what to pack in the kids’ lunches each day when they usually just throw the whole thing away.MoreLess
In one long conversation we’d had on the lawn, Ruthie, through her genial poking and prodding of the soul, helped me see how much I had become a prisoner of small things. ChapStick. Tic Tacs. A favorite pen. A television program I simply couldn’t miss. Air-conditioning.
“You can measure your life by the things that control you. People’s reactions, for ins...tance,” she said.
At that moment in the car, I did not care a bit about my hair, the way my blouse flapped in the breeze, or that we looked like such an unusual pair. Ruthie sensed it, I think, and smiled as she rolled her window down. It made me think of the tune “I’ll Fly Away,” because that’s what I thought her hair would do.
“How does it feel?” Ruthie said.
“Amazing,” I said. “Free. I get so caught up with what to pack in the kids’ lunches each day when they usually just throw the whole thing away.MoreLess
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