Ask Patrice

Patrice and Annabelle presented buoyancy, and Jeanne and Colette reacted in kind. The little girls ate two bites of their quarter sandwiches and ran off to jump on a springy platform. Their mothers called them back. “Drink a little more milk.” [Click here to read the first episode, or here to read the previous one.] Patrice O’Meara’s voice carried a soft, intrinsic music. As she and Jeanne ate chicken salad, she asked, “Do you think it’s enough to aim for solid contentment? Or, should we hold onto deeper hopes and risk disappointment?” Jeanne laughed. “I worry about that all the...