The other day I stopped off at my parents’ house on the way to pick my son up from his friend’s house, and my mother asked me for a favor. They had recently had their carpets cleaned, and the furniture was put back a little out of place. My parents, who have been married for nearly 45 years, each have back problems and each have a comfortable, back-friendly reclining chair, which are placed side by side. My mother wanted me to put the reclining chairs back exactly where they had been previously carefully positioned.
Why?
Because my parents like to be able to hold hands when they watch TV together…
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