Getting to Know Mom
I have to admit that coming home for my sophomore Christmas break wasn't thrilling me. I did briefly toy with the idea of just not coming home, but I knew that would be wrong. With Dad and Mom's divorce now final she would probably need me through the holidays. I knew this wouldn't be the merriest Christmas I had ever spent. I hadn't been home except for a couple weeks here and there in close to a year. During last year's Christmas break, I could tell things were tense between my...