This is for my grandson, who is sure that chores were invented just to torture him.

When bitterness seeps in, focusing on the ordinary kindnesses brings life back into focus.

Goodness, it is already six thirty. Where did the time go? Kim runs upstairs to wake Bob, her husband, and the two children Jenny and Johnny. They protest but to no avail. Soon all of them are up and going about their tasks of washing up. Kim helps little Johnny, who is only four years old, brush his teeth and wash his face, Jenny, who is already secondary one can cope on her own.

A woman with sexual addiction lives normally by day and chaotically at night.