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Faithful Diary,
I'm not sure how I ended up on the couch. I do recall asking Malaika if she needed help with the dishes. She took one look at me and said, “You are exhausted! Go watch TV with the kids while I clean up in here. Then I'll have to get them back to school and get me back to work. Where can I drop you?”
“Nowhere,” I said, because how could she possibly find the time? I actually felt guilty, being the exhausted one, when Malaika worked far more hours than I did, and cared for her children and prepared family meals. Where did she get the energy? And why did I have so little, when I only had to take care of myself, and I barely managed to do that?
I suppose I must have done as she said and sat with the children in front of the TV. I couldn't even tell you what was
