Jack never takes Sam anywhere. He yells at her because she steps in the paint tray. He swears at Sam, and Courtney snaps at him—but families help one another, so when Sam comes down with strep and stays home from school, Jack watches her. She has strawberry tongue. This is what Pat, the nurse practitioner, says. Sam takes pink bubblegum medicine and sleeps all morning while Jack paints her mom’s bedroom.
