I got this text message from one of my sister-in-laws (the only Korean in-law that speaks English) today after I had quite an emotional visit with K-Gere. I had showed up with my gift of peppero for him and, though I can't quite explain why or what really happened, we ended up standing there gazing at each other and tears swelled up in both our eyes.

"I really miss your son" I told him "I really need him" I added.

I had randomly blurted this out, totally unexpectedly, and I think it caught us both off guard. Unknown to me, while I was off tutoring word of this brief meeting quickly reached the ears of other family members and even reached the ears of Snickers.