My Son Left Me Behind on Thanksgiving and Flew His Family to Hawaii—So Friday Morning, I Called Movers and Took Back Everything I Had Paid For

And far away enough that I could enjoy it without being responsible for managing it.

After the call, I cleared the dishes with my guests.

Evelyn reached for the dish towel.

“You know,” she said, “you could have made them all come here.”

“I could have invited them.”

“Same thing.”

“No.”

She looked at me.