Hey everyone! I hope you are all doing fantastic, Rita Indiana's "Papi" was a captivating read for me this week as it examines the complex interrelationship between a father and his daughter. The story, which is told from the daughter's point of view and reflects on her recollections of her father and their relationship, was oddly liberating to me. I was able to imagine myself in her place since I, too, had tense recollections of my father. The daughter reveals her father as a multifaceted figure who struggles with addiction throughout the course of the narrative and is both successful and fatally flawed. She is determined to fully understand her father better despite his many imperfections. Yet, the daughter has an unquestioningly profound love and adoration for her father. This caused me to embrace my connections with my father and also helped me to understand the deeper significance (in a positive way!). Re...