“What?” I was confused — not sure what I had done. I lived with an aunt in Tucson, Arizona. “You freak me out!” She was sitting in a lounge chair and I was lying on the sofa. “What did I do?” “You always lay with your arms crossed behind your head and your ankles crossed! Just like your dad.” This was confusing. “I don’t have a dad.” I didn’t. I never knew of one or thought I needed one. “Everyone has a dad!” “I don’t.” I was feeling picked on, confused, and dumb. My cousin jumped up and left...