Father who...
replaces his toothbrush head with mom's toothbrush head after each use of his Sonicare
murmurs frustration at my coughing and drags my stubborn self to the doctor
unwinds the hose every afternoon to water the plants that mom so dotes upon
surprises his son with a new set of obnoxious boxers after spotting them at the mall
wakes up at ungodly hours and drives his car to church to pray for the family
willingly becomes guinea pig to my mom's senior center dance routines
Mother who...
buys dad an apron to insinuate that she could use a kitchen partner
wraps the peanuts so they don't absorb water from the cut fruit in my lunch container
purchases a set of four gloves to subtly ask for more help in her primitive garden
cooks traditional Korean stew in the baking Texas heat to feed a sick friend
tries to read the name tags of cashiers so she could address them by their names followed by a "dear" (John dear, Tanya dear, Riley dear, etc.)
sleeps in my bed whenever I'm not home
Brother who...
makes his rounds nestling his face into everyone's beds before settling down in his
lays his saxophone case in the puddle so his sister could walk across without getting wet
tucks mom in at night until she's wrapped like a burrito and giggling to no end
goes to drop off a youth student at home and ends up returning after hours of conversation
deposits $20 into sister's bank account and texts her to buy the book she's been eyeing
excitedly brings home a gallon of milk whenever the sister bakes fresh cookies