“One day,” Tracy said, “my daughter asked me why Daddy gets so grumpy. She was only six years old and far too young for me to discuss the hardships of war so I kept it simple. I told her that when people we love confuse us the best thing we can do is hug them, simply give them a long, tight hug. A couple of days later, Mark was having a bad day and he snapped at Gail, and she walked right over and hugged him. At the time, I was standing beside the sink drying the dinner dishes and I could not stop my tears as they streamed down my face. I know my Mark, I thought, and he won’t let that
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