My parents forced me to stay home to feed the dog and water the plants while the whole family went on vacation. When I asked why, my sister said, “That’s your role in this house.”

was arrested two days later outside a motel in Joliet, Illinois. Police found jewelry from our house in his car, along with my father’s office files and a printed copy of my driver’s license photo. I never learned exactly how he got it. Maybe from my father’s records. Maybe from the house. Maybe from some old document I had signed without thinking.continue reading …