today i stole a $60 dress from a well-known department store and when i shared the news with my mother, without skipping a beat, she describes how to open the ink guard clips on the clothing without exploding the ink. she tells me how it won't happen if you do it right. and as im having this conversation in the early evening with my mother, who drunkenly complains that no one's willing to spend five hours tossing and turning on the beach with her, i wonder how other mothers and daughters interact. and if theirs also knows how.

















