THE NARRATIVE ARC
A Little Distance Goes a Long Way
Orbiting the solar system of parenthood
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4 min readApr 4, 2024
I just came back from spending four days with my nineteen-year-old daughter. We met in Arizona, a quick flight for both of us, to stay in my mother’s ‘winter house.’ At 83, my mom still travels from Chicago to Arizona every winter to beat the Chicago cold. She’s in great shape, both…