The Message From My Son That Forced An Impossible Choice – The Archivist

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The briefcase was stuffed with thick, official-looking documents. Legal size paper, the heavy kind, with raised seals and notary stamps.

I pulled out the first document and held it under the flashlight.

PROMISSORY NOTE

Principal Amount: $475,000

Borrower: Robert and Carol Jensen

My parents’ names in bold type at the top of a loan agreement I’d never continue reading …