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

“Not really his. That must make him feel like a guest.”

I’d tried to talk to Mason about his mother’s behavior, about boundaries, about the spare key situation.

“She means well,” he’d always say. “She just worries. Let her help—it makes her feel useful.”

So I’d let it go. Let Linda visit and comment and rearrange things. Let Mason make excuses. Let continue reading …