Gail Anderson-Dargatz
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“You haven’t seen Uncle Doug since
Grandma’s funeral. And you guys weren’t
exactly getting along before that.”
I fidgeted with the letter. “I’m embar-
rassed that you noticed,” I said.
“How could I
not
notice? You stopped
visiting Doug, and he stopped coming over. I
never see him anymore.”
“Honey, families aren’t like what you
see on
tv
. Doug and I may have grown up
together, but that doesn’t mean we like each
other now.”
“Yeah, I know. But you and Uncle Doug
did
get along before you and Dad split up.
Doug was over at our place all the time.”
Cody was right. My ex-husband and my
brother had been friends long before I married
Glen. In fact, I had met Glen through my
brother, at a party at Doug’s place.
After Glen and I divorced my brother kept
up his friendship with Glen. Like I said, that
