Family boundaries and celebrations: Why exclusion from a dinner plan led to a difficult decision regarding a birthday event

account details. I forwarded the entire package to my lawyer, a shark of a woman named Patrice whom I had retained quietly two days ago.

Subject: The Caldwell File.

Body: Hold these securely. If they pursue litigation or harassment, we release them.

I pressed send.

When I finally arrived home at our Beacon Hill brownstone, the silence of the empty house continue reading …