My pregnant daughter-in-law told my son she needed “peace and quiet” and that I had to move out of the four-bedroom house my late husband and I had paid off years ago.

measuring for the crib.”

I looked at the notebook.

“In my bedroom?”

“David and I decided this room makes the most sense for the nursery. It gets better light, and the en suite will be perfect for bathing the baby.”

She said it matter-of-factly.

“We’re going to move you upstairs.”

I had been married, widowed, raised a child, managed a household, buried people I loved, and dealt with all kinds of difficult personalities in my life.

But I can still say with confidence that I’d rarely seen that level of