It was late afternoon and I was sitting on the porch reading. After a bit Bella (24) stopped in on her way home from work to pick up her pup Leta (who hangs out with me during the workday). Given the beautiful weather, she joined me on the porch and we started chatting about the day’s happenings.

The front door opened and Aleo (21) stuck his head out to ask me a question. Bella zeroed ...