Helen and Arnold were given a thirty-fifth wedding anniversary party by family and friends. During the celebration, Arnold was asked to share some of his thoughts on the long-lasting marriage. He began by going back thirty years to the night when, during a severe thunderstorm, Helen was tucking their little boy into bed. As Helen was about to turn the bedroom light off, the little boy asked tearfully, “Mommy, will you please stay with me all night?” Smiling, Helen gave her son a big, reassuring hug. Then she said, “I can’t stay. I have to stay in Daddy’s room.” There was a pause, broken finally by a shaky little voice, saying, “The big sissy!”
Arnold went on to say:
I remember a time when I was sitting on the antique window-seat that Helen has treasured through the years. Because the original fabric had worn through, Helen had recently recovered it in a handsome corduroy. I sat staring at the rain pelting down on…
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