True story. At the trust meeting, my daughter said: “She has no say.” I reached into my bag and…

when something more useful comes along.

I wrote, “I am not something to be inherited. I am your mother. I was here before anything you hope to get from me, and I will define what I leave behind. And I will do it without asking anyone’s permission, including yours.”

I sealed the letter, put it in the third drawer of my desk, which felt appropriate.

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