The Middle Place

How did Kelly describe her parents' marriage and the different roles they played in the home?

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Kelly's parents had a solid marriage but although they loved each other, it wasn't particularly romantic. It was more like a corporation. Her mother, Mary, was head of finance and operations. Her father took care of family name branding and sales, selling the kids that playing in the snow in the backyard was as good as a ski trip to Vermont. Kelly's mother was strict about curfews and her father was the enforcer. If Kelly was out past her curfew, George would go find her and bring her home. But he was pleasant about it. Kelly was touched when she found a large cache of love letters in an old trunk her parents exchanged before they were married.