She Said My 13-Year-Old Didn’t Belong at the Table—Thanksgiving Didn’t End the Way She Expected

” Her voice turned sharp. “It was just a seat, Aaron. He’s a kid. That’s how we do things.”

“So is your daughter,” I said before I could stop myself, “but Ava had a place card at the adult table. In calligraphy.”

Kelsey went quiet again, but it was a different kind of silence—the kind where someone is scrambling to find their next attack.

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