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

that surprised even me. “Not mine.”

“It’s your problem if I go down with the ship!” he countered, spinning around to face me. “We’re still married, Anna. My debts are your debts. You can’t just wash your hands of this.”

I allowed myself a small, sharp smile.

“Not when I have proof that you deliberately excluded me from financial decisions,” I said calmly.continue reading …