
French Fries
From Chicken Soup for the Soul: Attitude of Gratitude
By Crescent LoMonaco
Our brothers and sisters bring us face to face with our former selves and remind us how intricately bound up we are in each other's lives.
~Jane Mersky Leder
For a few years, my brother and I grew up in a Norman Rockwell household. Mom, Dad, my brother, and me. We lived in a two-story tract home in Palmdale. We attended the local schools, church, and youth group. Just your ordinary, average family. We enjoyed eating out, playing sports, shopping at the mall, and going to movies.
It was a nice upbringing. Until it wasn’t. My parents decided to divorce.
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