At 30,000 Feet, I Watched My Wife Crawl Across the Floor With Both Legs in Casts While My Mother Hid Her Crutches—Then I Noticed What Was Recording Behind Them

Repairs.

Most of her monthly expenses.

She called it:

Her house.

I had allowed that language because correcting it felt petty.

Suddenly it did not feel petty.

PART 8 — “YOU’RE GOING TO LIVE SOMEWHERE ELSE”

I said:

“You are not staying in this house long-term after this.”

She stared.