This really happened. Recently, my sister and I were in Florida.  After mom and dad passed, we said we would not go back for a very long...

My dad used to say this all the time, "You are a product of everything that has happened to you."    He could have added, "Whether you...

“Don’t cry. It’s upsetting your mommy,” said my wonderful, but slightly inebriated aunt. I was at my brother’s wake. I was ten years...