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Butterfly

"Like any good Butterfly, I've left bits and pieces of possibilities everywhere I've fluttered.  Eventally --- all good and terrible questions express themselves and find their answers..." Okwaho" Do all mothers know the rhythm to the hearts of their children?  A few months ago, I nagged my daughter with questions about her ex-boyfriend.   "Does he like his new school?" "Is he still with his high school buddies?" "Is he seeing anyone new?" My daughter didn't elaborate on any of the questions.  She moved her head from side to side, rolled her eyes, fiddled with her fingers and ignored me.  She didn't realize that her body language gave me more answers than any words she could muster. "No!" my husband cried out one evening as I shared with me some of my concerns, "she would never take him back for a third time." One morning my daughter came to lie down in bed with me and again, I nagged her about her ex-boyf