My Dad Said the House I Paid $150,000 Toward “Belonged to the Family,” but the County Records Told a Different Story

I would have chosen.

I said: I know. But it was what was available.

She said: you’re still being careful about that word.

I said: what word?

She said: chosen.

I said: I’m being precise.

She said: yes. You always are.

She paused.

She said: how are you?

It was the first time she had asked without the context of the house situation, without the question being continue reading …