Brother & sister share apartment…& more

The summer between my first and second year of college my parents let me know that I would be taking my sister back to school and sharing the apartment I lived in with her. I could not complain for two reasons. The first is that my sister was pretty cool. An athletic gal she was built like an Olympic track star. The second reason was that my parents paid for my living costs including rent of my apartment. The day came when my sister and I found ourselves back at our adobe and preparing for school for the upcoming semester. … Read more

Family Obligations

It was one of those beautiful Fall days we get in Ohio, with mild temperatures and lots of sunshine to highlight the October colors of the maple trees that lined the streets, but inside my boyfriend‘s car — things were a lot more frigid. I was pissed off — beyond pissed off at Jonny Hollister, my steady guy of more than a year. He was driving me home from school — we’re both seniors in high school and while we weren’t fighting, I was pissed. “I just don’t get it, Jonny!” I said for about the hundredth time. “My parents … Read more

Brother & sister share apartment (True story)

Brother & sister share apartment (True story).. The summer between my first and second year of college my parents let me know that I would be taking my sister back to school and sharing the apartment I lived in with her. I could not complain for two reasons. The first is that my sister was pretty cool. An athletic gal she was built like an Olympic track star. The second reason was that my parents paid for my living costs including rent of my apartment. The day came when my sister and I found ourselves back at our adobe and … Read more