She Assumed She Was Moving Into Our New Home. We Had Been Quietly Preparing for That Moment All Along

burden of maintaining her own property. She mentioned her loneliness at every opportunity. She began referring to our upcoming move as “our fresh start,” including herself in a decision that had nothing to do with her. The more she talked, the clearer her plan became, and the clearer our need to respond to it became as well.

Then, two weeks before our continue reading …