My Parents Went to Aspen for Christmas Without Me—So I Rehomed the Dog and Kept the Paperwork

happen to her when my parents decided she was too much trouble to keep around.

“I’m ready,” I said. “File the lien.”

Over the next two weeks while my parents were in Aspen, I systematically moved my life out of their house. I had rented a small studio apartment across town—nothing fancy, but it had three actual windows that let in actual sunlight, which continue reading …