spoke.
Then I walked away.
The story should have ended there.
But life rarely works that way.
Over the following year something unexpected happened.
Without constant financial support from my parents, Kelsey had to find work.
At first she complained.
Then she adapted.
Then she succeeded.
The process wasn’t easy.
It wasn’t quick.
But eventually she became independent.
Oddly enough, it was the healthiest thing that had ever happened to her.
Meanwhile my parents faced difficult financial realities.
Legal expenses.
Repayments.
Damaged relationships.
Community embarrassment.
For the first time, favoritism
