Sweet on the Grumpy Neighbor
The man next door is the same Ian I admired from a distance fifteen years ago, only the smiles and easy banter are gone. A friend's offer of cheap rent was meant to steady life for me and my five-year-old son, not leave me beside a reclusive grouch who would rather glare than take cupcakes from my bakery. After my last...
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TESS
One thing they don’t talk about enough in parenting books is the importance of a strong poker face. Teaching emotional awareness is essential, but sometimes I just can’t let August see my real reactions. Like how I’m supposed to treat every alert on his continuous glucose monitor as benign, without freaking out or seeming upset, no matter how urgent. Or how I shouldn’t laugh when he wishes people luck, but he says it “Good yuck.”
Or right now, when I’m about to hand my child off to someone new for the first time.
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- 1. Ian 14:58
- 2. Tess 14:26
- 3. Ian 11:32
- 4. Tess 11:36
- 5. Ian 18:54
- 6. Tess 16:25
- 7. Tess 17:43
- 8. Ian 14:02
- 9. Tess 14:14
- 10. Ian 18:43
- 11. Tess 11:29
- 12. Ian 16:59
- 13. Ian 15:49
- 14. Tess 13:27
- 15. Tess 08:47
- 16. Ian 15:39
- 17. Tess 11:51
- 18. Ian 14:28
- 19. Tess 12:12
- 20. Tess 08:47
- 21. Ian 18:13
- 22. Tess 07:59
- 23. Ian 12:52
- 24. Tess 17:04
- 25. Ian 11:05
- 26. Tess 12:50
- 27. Ian 10:17
- 28. Tess 13:26
- 29. Ian 07:38
- 30. Tess 17:17
- 31. Ian 20:16
- 32. Tess 16:18
- 33. Tess 07:29
- 34. Ian 12:04
- 35. Tess 14:30
- 36. Ian 10:18
- 37. Tess 06:37
- 38. Ian 18:27
- 39. Tess 15:06
- Epilogue 05:49