I have no conscious memory of the next few days. The drive to the East Coast took most of two days, and I don't remember anything of the trip. I know I sat in the backseat, likely reading or napping the entire time. If I cried, it was done silently, and neither my uncle nor his wife would have bothered to try comforting me.
As my uncle would later say, many times, he didn't believe in psychiatrists and counseling. Any problems could and should be dealt with privately and on one's own. And neither he nor his wife believed in "coddling" children.
I knew it was going to be vastly different, but I hadn't realized how difficult life would actually be with my uncle's family.
As my uncle would later say, many times, he didn't believe in psychiatrists and counseling. Any problems could and should be dealt with privately and on one's own. And neither he nor his wife believed in "coddling" children.
I knew it was going to be vastly different, but I hadn't realized how difficult life would actually be with my uncle's family.
