I was raised to respect boundaries, to seek enthusiastic consent, and allow people to make their own mistakes and learn from them. But I was also raised in a home where love and family trumped all. I didn't think Penelope had that in her life. This was just one more way I would show up for her. So even though I was about to push her boundaries, and she could smack me later for not asking for her consent, I showed Penelope, and everyone else in that room, exactly what she meant to me.
