The Fun Grandma.
That’s what we call the person who dips in for the highlight reel. But what do you call the person who manages the behind-the-scenes production so the show can go on?
apparently, you call her “Boring.”
I put the last dish in the rack. I wiped the counters. I walked out the back door without saying goodbye.
I sat in my car in the dark driveway for an hour. I thought about my bad knee that throbs when I carry the laundry up their stairs. I thought about the trip to the Grand Canyon I postponed because “the kids needed me” during summer break.