was when I told of the fourth day, the last, that the muscles on the side of her mouth grew taut. It is not a pleasant thing to recount things a man may have said, or inappropriate actions he may have taken. I would argue that most women of my acquaintance are counseled to pay little mind and forgive the offences. My father had a thing or two to say about some men’s behaviour. I recall few comments—many that came with a wary look from my mother. But once he was sick, and he knew I was going to grow into a woman without him, he spoke to me candidly and honestly about behaviour unchecked and how
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