My Parents Arrived With Suitcases Like My Apartment Was Already Theirs

expect. Not because it’s impossible. Because even after years of this stuff, some part of you still thinks maybe the insults were at least private.

I said, “You called me rigid?”

Mom straightened. “I said you value structure.”

Ashley snorted.

“You said she’d ruin the vibe.”

For one ugly second I was twelve again, standing in the kitchen while Mom and Ashley continue reading …