My Mom Taught Me The #1 Trait Every Relationship Needs To Thrive

The long lost act of meekness.

Photo by Ilya Pavlov on Unsplash

The thunder slashes through the night as the rain beats fiercely at my window pane. I curled babyish-ly underneath a thick dark blanket.

Down the hall, to the left, Dena hurriedly does the dishes. If only she’d resisted the urge to first watch, ‘Desperate Housewives,’ she’d be…