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

$15,000

The “emergencies” over the years: approximately $35,000

Babysitting (calculated at minimum childcare rates): roughly $40,000

Various gifts, help, groceries, household items: another $20,000

Total: $160,000

One hundred and sixty thousand dollars over the years.

Money I’d never asked to be repaid. Never mentioned. Never held over her head.

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