Mom

My mother-in-law asked about my time as a listener at the men’s shelter. I said that I sit on a chair in the hallway with another chair pulled close and listen to whatever a man may have to say. Mom wanted to know more and I tried to explain, but mom is 93 and wasn’t about to let me off easy. Then she asked me, “Can I do that?” Once a week, mom sits in the hallway of the shelter. All manner of men sit in the chair next to her. They talk to mom and mom listens.