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.

“This arrangement isn’t working anymore, Georgia. You are making my pregnancy miserable.”

I waited.

“You lock up food. You won’t let me control the thermostat. You embarrassed me in front of my friends. We can’t live like this.”

“I completely agree.”

She hesitated.

“It’s stressful for everyone,” I said.

Harper gathered herself again.

“So you need to leave.”

There it was.

Again.

“Go stay with your sister in Florida,” she continued, “or rent a condo. If you don’t leave by the end of the month, we will—”

She stopped.

I