My Daughter-in-Law Threw Ice Water on Me for Sleeping at 9 A.M.—She Had No Idea Whose House She Was Trying to Take

That is the strange thing about repeated contempt.

Even when you know who you are, hearing another version often enough can wear grooves into you.

Lazy.

Old.

Embarrassing.

Smells like meat.

Sleeps all morning.

Drives a greasy truck.