“You work at a desk in a government basement.

You drive a car worth less than my riding mower.”

My hands stayed at my sides.

“You will not bring paperwork to this house unannounced again.”

“You think you set the rules because you married my daughter?” He tapped his ring against the roof of his car.

“You have absolutely no idea how the real world operates.”

“I understand how boundaries operate.”

“You understand bureaucracy.