My Mother-in-Law Sat Me by the Service Door

there. Opened the portfolio, shown her the term sheet, watched her whole evening turn inside out.

But I didn’t.

Maybe because pettiness wears better when it’s patient.

Maybe because part of me wanted to hear how far she’d go.

Instead I said, “How much are they short?”

That caught her off guard.

“Excuse me?”

“The target. How much are they short?”

She hesitated,continue reading …