Up To The Surface

My parents and my husband Maxwell’s parents Have several things in common. For one, they are still married after more than 30 years. For two, my mom and his mom Stayed home with the babies. In my family, there was only me. In his, there was him, followed by a little brother and then a little sister. And for the first few years of Maxwell’s life, there were three older tween and teen daughters That his mom lovingly helped raise for his dad. They came from a previous marriage. Whether there was one or there were several, Raising children was our mothers’ job. Going to the office to make a living was our fathers’ job. My father had an office at the city electric department And then later the water department Before going back to the electric department again When it encompassed both sides of the utilities. He worked under someone, but he worked hard And he worked his way to the top. Maxwell’s father was his own boss. He was a salesman and...