https://sundayeveningreview.com/tags/independence/Recent content in Independence on Sunday Evening ReviewHugoen-usFri, 05 Jun 2026 06:00:00 -0500https://sundayeveningreview.com/living/aging-parents-care/Fri, 05 Jun 2026 06:00:00 -0500https://sundayeveningreview.com/living/aging-parents-care/<p>My friend Carol&rsquo;s mother was the kind of woman who wiped the kitchen counters before she went to bed. Every night, without exception, for fifty years. The dish towels folded and rehung. The wooden spoon rest centered on the counter by the stove. A small ceramic bowl of sea salt, always in the same spot.</p> <p>Carol went to visit in February. Her mother is eighty-one. On the counter, unwashed, were two coffee cups, a cereal bowl, and a pot from what Carol guessed was two nights before. The dish towels were on the floor.</p>