I Came Home Early and Found a Stranger Sleeping in My Bed—Then I Realized My Wife Had Staged the Entire Scene

Both statements can be true.

Manipulated people still make decisions.

Responsible people can still be manipulated.

Human beings are uncomfortable that way.

Nora once asked:

“If Mom had told you eleven years ago she wanted her own account, what would you have said?”

The answer hurt.

“I probably would have teased her.”