Brian couldn’t sleep.
He lay awake in bed, doing his best to ignore the episode of “Friends” airing on television, hoping to fall asleep. He was sure his daughter would make her way into the bedroom at any moment and climb into the bed, which meant he’d have to choose between staying in bed and getting assaulted all night by his toddler or move to the couch to give his daughter and his wife more space.1 His thoughts had slowed somewhat but he recognized the familiar weight that they still seemed to hold.
The day had been full of contradictions and confusion, an odd mix of positivity and borderline despair, as many days had been recently. Continue reading “Looking for Answers Before Bed”