About two years ago, I was doing laundry when my daughter came in, upset.

A piece of clothing had gone into the dryer that wasn't supposed to. She wanted me to look at each piece before putting it in to check the requirements for every item.

I noticed my automatic reaction immediately. Are you kidding me? What a stupid idea. The reaction was real. And I noticed it. I did not act on it.

Instead, I told her that if that was her request, I would no longer do her laundry.

That did not go over well.

When Love Grows You

My daughter Mattie and I recently went hiking in Point Reyes. Before we hit the trail, we picked up lunch and sat on the ground outside a bakery, laughing and talking. Something about the moment caught a stranger’s attention—they asked to take our photo.

I laughed out loud. If you’ve read my earlier blogs, you know why: our relationship hasn’t always looked like that.