been nine months old when Vivian first called her dramatic.
The larger problem was Lauren herself.
Specifically, Vivian hated that Lauren had chosen to stay home with our daughter.
Lauren had never been financially helpless.
When we met, she earned more than I did.
She was excellent at her job, had built a strong reputation, and could have gone back after maternity leave without difficulty.
She simply didn’t want to.
Not yet.
We talked about it for weeks.
My cybersecurity consulting firm had done extremely well. The previous year, my
