I Was Christmas Shopping With My Mother-in-Law When I Saw My Husband Holding Another Woman’s Hand—Then She Whispered, “Don’t React. Watch Me.”

Then immediately wondered why I cared.

She did.

It had belonged to her mother.

Fine.

I was not competing with a dead woman’s jewelry.

The marital money issue was resolved financially.

The object itself could stop belonging to my emotional life.

Useful distinction.

PART 57 — CHRISTMAS PHOTOS

I kept the folder for years.