The Seven Day Switch

by Kelly Harms

In every fundamental love relationship, we ask our partners to be both solid as a rock and thrillingly fun at the same time, and it’s utterly unreasonable when we get annoyed that they can’t do both.

“My dream is healthy adult offspring who can figure out what makes them happy and then make it happen. And when they’re not happy, I want them to believe they can weather the storm until it passes, knowing full well that it will.”

“Celeste,” she says, and my name is raspy through her tears, “I almost wish I didn’t know husbands like Hugh existed. Ready to help when they are needed. Able to give love with no strings attached. Capable of loving children with the same fervor as a mother would.”