One year, when I was growing up, it was right before Christmas and Mom came home from shopping carrying several bags. We asked her what was in the bags. On top of one of the bags was a box of tissues, so she said ‘tissues’ with a look that told us not to asking any more questions. From then on ‘tissues’ became the code word for ’don’t ask, its too close to Christmas’
They both work in a profession where, on any given day, one or the other – or both- may not come home one day. They are each ready to accept that possibility, but what about an innocent child? That possibility carries massive baggage.
One year, when I was growing up, it was right before Christmas and Mom came home from shopping carrying several bags. We asked her what was in the bags. On top of one of the bags was a box of tissues, so she said ‘tissues’ with a look that told us not to asking any more questions. From then on ‘tissues’ became the code word for ’don’t ask, its too close to Christmas’