<link href="css/hmh.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/> <meta content="urn:uuid:19f309da-1894-49bb-a76f-d8336367a65e" name="Adept.expected.resource"/> </head> <body><a id="p102"/> <h1 class="chaptertitle ">You miss</h1> <p class="hang ">cinnamon French toast with blueberry preserves</p> <p class="hang ">homemade lunches</p> <p class="hang ">her headlocks and sloppy kisses</p> <p class="hang ">her saying <em>sugar balls</em> when she’s pissed</p> <p class="hang ">her cheering at matches</p> <p class="hang ">Ping-Pong late Saturday nights</p> <p class="hang ">clean clothes on Sunday</p> <p class="hang ">double fudge milkshakes after church</p> <p class="hang ">dinner with real plates and glasses</p> <p class="hang ">her bad horse jokes at the table</p> <p class="hang ">both of them holding hands watching TV</p> <p class="hang ">family meetings</p> <p class="hang ">and, yes,</p> <p class="hang ">you even miss the group hug after family meetings</p> <p class="hang ">but, no,</p> <p class="hang ">neither your mom nor dad</p> <p class="hang ">is a monster</p> <p class="hang ">and you don’t need</p> <p class="hang ">an interventionist.</p> </body> </html>