Just People

Jennifer always referred to her mother as Harriet. They were more like sisters anyway. When I referred to my parents by their first names (behind their back, of course) something magical happened. It freed me, releasing me from their titles. My mother, my father, my sister, my brother. I decided no more possessive words. No more ownership. I don't own them and they don't own me. They're just people. Take them out of the drama. Give them back their names.