Ten-Finger Exercises

indiscretion

When I think of the word "discreet," I think of being careful in my speech, not revealing something that might embarrass someone, even myself. On the other hand, a "youthful indiscretion" suggests to me a sexual encounter that was, perhaps, unwise. Ahem.

Our visitors last weekend were three adults, two of whom were twins, a boy and a girl, who are my husband's biological children, born the summer after his first year of college to a girl he had broken up with before she realized she was pregnant. She, who I have not met, is a heroine, because she made a difficult choice. She went through with the pregnancy, with his financial support alone, and gave the babies up for adoption. I can't imagine a harder thing to do, but, even in retrospect it was clearly for their good.

When Bill's daughter... oops, gotta go pick up my car before the garage closes. To be continued.