Be Thankful If You Live in a Culture Where This Still Happens

“You have a lot of trees back here,” I said to my husband one Sunday afternoon in his backyard after we’d been dating only a few months.

“Yep.”

“I thought you were going to be moving shortly?”

“I probably will.”

“So how long does it take them to grow—won’t you be moved before they’re big enough to give you any shade?”

“Probably. But somebody’ll enjoy them after I’m gone.” He moved the water hose over to a new base of roots. “I always plant trees wherever I live. Did I tell you about the ma...