I’m not telling anyone else in my family, either. If they knew what I’ve done and plan to do for the A-frame, my parents would say it’s an unreasonable investment, and my siblings would think they owe me. It’s not, and they don’t. This is the least I can do. I know I’m not easy to feel close to. I’m not warm and affectionate like the rest of my family. I don’t hug spontaneously or laugh often or thrive in the intimate chaos that defines our large family. I don’t love the way they do. So I do this. I protect the place we care about, the A-frame that’s been the heart of our family since my
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