“By whom?”
She looked at me with the expression that had always preceded the pivot in these conversations, the moment when the specific was abandoned in favor of the general and the general was always some version of after everything we’ve done.
“Caroline,” she said, “after everything we’ve done for you over the years, we think it’s reasonable to expect”
“Mom.” My voice was not raised. It was the voice I used in board meetings when someone had said something that required addressing before the conversation continued. “I’d like to finish reviewing the document before we discuss expectations.”
She stopped.