My Son Struck Me Thirty Times at His Birthday Dinner. The Next Morning, I Sold the Mansion He Thought He Owned.
“I’m going home.”
“I don’t think that’s wise.”
“I’m not asking.”
“Then I’m sending someone to meet you there.”
“No police.”
“Security, then.”
I paused at the door.
The night before, I had refused to call the police because I didn’t want to see my son led away in handcuffs.