My mother-in-law pointed at the door during New Year’s dinner and snapped, **“If you don’t like my rules, get out!”** – Welcome

a structured program.

Then I added something important.

“I met a mother and daughter here on Christmas. I don’t want them selected because I met them.”

The coordinator nodded.

“That’s good.”

“If I do this, the program chooses the family.”

“Yes.”

“I don’t want to see applicant files.”

“Also good.”

I was learning that helping didn’t have to mean controlling.

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