Brenda sent a letter after she sold her large house.

It arrived in a pale envelope with her initials embossed on the flap.

I almost put it aside, but Lauren suggested I could read it with support if I wanted to and had no obligation to respond.

The first page was an inventory of grievances.

Brenda had been embarrassed in front of her friends.

Her son had lost his executive position.

She felt the family name was being punished for decisions made under financial pressure.