Melanie Harlow – Tease

You like the park, you never care about getting sandy or messy or wet, and you buy us ice cream.”

“That’s all it takes to be a good dad?”

She shrugged. “Pretty much, yeah.”

more specifically, the feeling of dread I experienced when faced with being the sole focus of someone’s attention on the other end of the line. You were granted no time to think before you had to answer questions—it was like a fastball coming straight for your head. You couldn’t see their reactions to anything you said. You had no idea how they might be judging you. You had no opportunity to weigh the risk of any possible response. In contrast to a text or email, a phone conversation exposed you completely.