AFTER MONTHS OF MY DAUGHTER “HELPING” WITH MY BILLS, HIDING MY BANK STATEMENTS, TAKING MY DEBIT CARD

coat because mine had begun shedding lint from the cuffs and the lining was gone thin at the shoulders, Alyssa frowned over her coffee and said, “You don’t need one. You barely go anywhere.”

“It’s my money,” I said.

She tilted her head like I had missed the point. “I’m just saying we should be practical.”

We.

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