They Ignored Me On My Birthday Until My Dad Saw My Tesla And Called A Family Meeting

My mother made a small sound.

“The car,” she said. “That is why you bought that amount.”

“No,” I said. “I bought the car because it cost that amount and I could afford it. The match is poetic rather than calculated. Though I understand why you would reach for that interpretation. It is easier to read this as a performance than to read it as arithmetic.continue reading …