My Mother-in-Law Left a Blue Notebook in Our Hallway Closet—After My Son Was Born, I Finally Learned What She Had Been Recording Inside It

Then I almost laughed.

Because:

Correct.

He did too.

Not because it was funny.

Because sometimes the most disturbing people identify real traits and weaponize them.

Mark’s avoidance had made Eleanor’s campaign easier.

That did not make him responsible for her choices.