When I arrived home to my apartment from the airport during around 11:00 pm, I could see the light flashing on my answering machine with messages waiting. I dropped my luggage in the entry way, and made my way over the couch and collapsed in a heap. It was only a two hour plane ride, but the hustle and bustle of the trip had exhuasted me.I still had thoughts of my mother crying at the airport in the fore front of my mind,...