“Mom thinks she has the right to run everybody’s lives,” Chloe said.

“I know how exhausting that is.”

“Does she know how hurtful she can be?”

“I think she knows exactly what will make someone give in.”

I told her that Kenneth was seeking a loan against my house.

I showed her the bank’s acknowledgment of my disputed signature.

She stared at it for a long time.

“Is he really trying to use your property?”