steak knives
when i was 11 my mom was scream fighting with me about my “talking back” behavior. after about an hour of back and forth i seceded, as i do, and started to apologize to her. something must have been off with the tone of my voice. mom is easy to upset. it always happens so fast. in a fit of rage, she grabbed a handful of steak knives that she kept sharps-down in a ceramic vase and threw them at me.…