“He has parents,” Richard would say. ChooseBaby Gear
“They barely talk to him.”
“They feed him.”
“They feed him kale.”
Richard was not cruel, but he believed everyone should handle their own problems. I believed neighbors existed to help one another.
One afternoon, Dylan was helping me search for Christmas decorations in the garage when Richard suddenly appeared.
“Dylan, get down.”
The sharpness in his voice startled us both.
“Mrs. Holland asked me to help,” Dylan explained.
“I said I’ll handle it.”