“You are pregnant, Harper. You are not helpless.”
She looked genuinely offended.
I kept my voice calm.
“David is perfectly capable of providing food for his wife and his child. It’s probably a good time for him to start practicing.”
I washed my mug and went outside to work in the garden.
That became my approach.
No speeches.
No shouting.
No long arguments.
If something in my home cost money, required work, or belonged to me, I stopped pretending I had no right to decide how it was used.
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