you’re angry with me.”
I waited.
“I know I should have told you.”
“Why didn’t you?”
She wiped her face.
“Because I was ashamed.”
“Of what?”
“Everything.”
She explained that her divorce had been far more financially damaging than she had admitted to the family. She had spent months trying to maintain the appearance that she was managing well.
She continued working, paid what she could, and borrowed money whenever an unexpected expense arose.
At first, she believed the situation would improve.
Then the bills began piling up.
When she
