FAMILY IN THE SUBURBAN LIFE

"Does that mean you're taking the car? I have things to do."
"We can go together," he says.
In his fantasy about suburban life the whole family is always in the car together, going places, singing songs, eating McDonald's. He loves it when they pull up in front of a store and he goes in while she waits in the car for as long as it takes.
"Forget it," she says.


A.M. Homes, The safety of objects