I called Mom while I was shopping and asked, “Should I bring chocolate cake or apple pie for Christmas?” – Welcome

that:

**Things I owe myself: a job, a budget, independence, better judgment, and enough humility to never hand another grown woman a chore list in her own house.**

I looked at her.

“You kept this?”

“I found it in my suitcase.”

“I assumed you threw it away.”

“I almost did.”

She hesitated.

“Can I ask you something?”

“Yes.”

“Why did you say okay that night?”

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