My mother-in-law blocked the entrance to my new apartment and screamed that her son had bought it for her, ordering me to leave.

replied with three words:

Helpful. Keep everything.

Evelyn sent me a handwritten note two days later.

Nora,

I know emotions ran high. I was told by my son that arrangements had been made. If there was confusion, that is between husband and wife. I should not have been embarrassed in front of strangers. A decent woman would have handled this privately.

Evelyn

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