…ck — back east, back home, backward. We are going to live once again in the context of generations, to be both child and parent at the same time, to have help making meals and cleaning the dishes, to gain a few precious hours each week where we can exercise and work and perhaps have a moment or two alone. We are going so that our daughter can approach her grandparents rather than waving to them through a screen, so she can touch their hands, so they can lift her up and swing her around and kiss her unbelievably kissable cheeks. We are going so she can breathe with ease, so she can walk outside and touch the earth, and — I desp…
