One of the most remarkable things about Mom, to me, is that I never saw her get angry at anyone. No yelling, no sulking. I don't know how she did it. I don't think she was hiding anything, I think she was just not at all an angry person. I wish more of that would rub off on me.
I remember one time in high school when I stayed out at Odin's place with friends until 1:30 or 2 am. The next day, out in the garage, Mom just looked me straight in the eye, and told me matter-of-factly "From now on we'd like you to be home by midnight." So I said "OK, sounds reasonable," feeling bad that I'd thoughtlessly crossed an invisible line, even though I hadn't even been reprimanded (!)
I came home by midnight after that.
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