One evening, exhausted and resentful, I told my husband the truth.
“I can’t keep doing this. I’m done.”
“They got us the house. Is this your thank you?”
As if my time, my labor, my very exhaustion were a debt I owed for a gift I never asked for.
That was the moment something inside me shifted.
A New Tradition
The next Sunday, I smiled wide and served their favorite stew. But I only made one pot. I wore no apron. I didn’t set extra sides. And when the bowls were passed around, I didn’t take one for myself.Continue reading…
