My mother-in-law publicly called me a gold digger at my wedding reception and laughed about my father working in a repair shop. I thought it was the most humiliating moment of my life. Then Dad took the microphone, said a few words, and suddenly nobody was laughing anymore.
I knew Deborah didn’t like me before Russell ever told me she didn’t.
Women like her don’t say things plainly. They say things like, « That dress is very brave of you, » or « You must feel so relieved to finally have some stability. »
They smile when they say it. They make you wonder afterward if you imagined the blade.
