My older daughter, who left home abruptly about ten years ago to live with her dad, called Rube Jr for my number tonight. She called twice while I was at dinner and sent a text. She came by my house out of nowhere a couple of summers ago to ask for some of her abandoned property (long gone). I told her to let me know if she wanted to go out and talk sometime. She told me I ruined her life.

I'm going to sleep on this sudden reappearance and decide how to approach tomorrow.

Sometimes people disappear so for so long you mourn them as if they died. I haven't known her as an adult and it makes me sad that she sets off my alarms. I will go cautiously.