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Show All the Variables & Other Love Stories 24 on me to figure it out, to fix things, to keep it all going. I caught a glimpse of what it felt like to have life happen to you. I had been on a rebellious streak and was due to be humbled, and that did it well enough. Sitting there on the front porch drinking beer with the crumbling hulk of my father, I was overwhelmed with the desire to protect my son. I understood it was his life, and he would have to live it; but I wanted to wrap him in my arms and take his burdens upon myself. |