So I just pretended it wasn't there.Of course we all have periods of curiosity. Now and then, over the years, I did pull out the odd nightie and try i... on. It felt heavenly and when I looked at myself in the mirror, I looked as pretty as any girl I had ever seen. It was disgusting! In a strange, wonderful way. A couple of times, trying to be nice to my mother, I modeled some of her presents for her. You know, the odd pink nightie or two. She was always so over the top with her praise of my. There is overlap between them, but, in the end, the Church, which is the bishops assembled with their flock, is authoritative on theology.”“And Mary? You worship her, and you worship idols!”“No, I don’t. Mary is revered, not worshiped. There’s a difference. Is paying respect to the President or your pastor worship?”“No.”“And neither is paying respect to Mary. The Bible says quite clearly that she is ‘blessed among women’, which I’d say is authoritative. And if you’re thinking about the fact we. .." Judy, shut up." Hey!" Judy glared. "That's no way to speak to..." A concubine?" Ned finished. "What would you know about it?'"I'm your wife!" Judy snapped, "Not some..." You're wrong!" Ned interrupted her, "And you have been for a long time! I've put up with it because we WERE married, but you just keep stepping over the line! It's over! Our marriage is over, too, and you need to stop wandering around here under the assumption that you rule the roost..." Somebody has to," Judy said. ”“Kyle, it was her loss. Don’t let her affect your life like this.”“Her loss,” he said. “Is that how you would describe the injuries caused to a person by a negligent driver? What if I was really to blame for why she treated me the way she did and I deserved it?”“You don’t think that you might be shouldering too much of the responsibility?” Tara asked.Kyle stared down the length of the pier once more and said, “That’s the question that I have never been able to answer, and as a result, I must.