How much can a body absorb,” Judy thought to herself as her teenaged daughter and husband unloaded. She listened empathetically to their woeful tales of broken hearts and unhinged bosses pausing to take calls from her mother complaining about chemo and a girlfriend venting about her wayward husband. Of course, no one ever asked Judy about her troubles.
After she had soaked up all she could, Judy retreated to the bathroom to wring out her emotions. She turned on the faucet to mask her crying, mopped up her tears then stepped back into the fray to face yet another flood.
After she had soaked up all she could, Judy retreated to the bathroom to wring out her emotions. She turned on the faucet to mask her crying, mopped up her tears then stepped back into the fray to face yet another flood.
