fire·wall
/ˈfī(ə)rˌwôl/
COMPUTING
A part of a computer system or network that is designed to block unauthorized access while permitting outward communication.
I thought it was my p***y that needed the most attention, and Liam certainly attended to her last night. She fell asleep purring after contentedly, licking her paws clean of her five course meal.
What I didn"t recognize, and should have, was my urgent need for protection. When was the last time I felt safe? Like everything was okay? When was the last time I didn’t have to worry that if I wasn’t good, something terrible and untamable was going to make things very bad for our family?
Like cancer.
Like cancer.I don"t think I"d had that carefree little kid feeling since long before mama died. The final memory I have of that happy-
