Rebecca smiled warmly. “It’s okay, sweetheart. And I will talk to Mrs. Carpenter. We’ll take care of it.”
Later that night, when Rebecca was preparing dinner, her thoughts still return to what happened. Mrs. Carpenter, their neighbor, has always been reflected in teaching “life lessons” to others, but this time she went too far. Rebecca knew she couldn’t let it slip, but she also knew that confrontation with Mrs. Carpenter wouldn’t work directly. …