I was talking to my mom this last Monday afternoon, during which my dad called and told her he didn't know when he'd be home.

this is a common occurrence, given that his boss is relatively new and generally has no idea what it is he or anybody else at his work does, so that's been going on and off for the past few months. sucky.

they finished and my mom quipped, "if I was a suspicious woman, I'd ask him who the other woman was."
I said, "but you're not a suspicious woman."
"of your dad?" my mom said. "of course not, I trust your dad. in all our years of marriage I've never had any reason not to trust your dad."

and I think that is one of the most beautiful things I've ever heard from my mom about my dad.