the floor as Dad continued.
“I kept giving you time to fix things without realizing that time was making the problem larger.”
I lowered myself onto the sofa.
“What happens now?”
I welcomed the lack of easy answers. An hour later Inez helped my parents revoke the financial power of attorney. Derek signed an agreement to repay disputed money once she’d completed the accounting. There’d be no threats or theatrical punishment, only proof, repayment and boundaries. Derek and Veronica left the master bedroom that afternoon, though Mom allowed them two weeks to find somewhere else. GetParenting Tips
“They can stay for two weeks,” Mom declared.
“Mom.”
“Two weeks.”
“Are you sure?”
“Yes.”
Dad agreed, adding a condition.
“With rules.”
The rules restored my parents’ authority: permission for guests, no financial decisions or borrowing on their behalf, and no rearranging their lives to avoid disputes. GetParenting Tips
“And,” Mom added directly
