Especially my son-in-law, Derek.
He had married my daughter Emily eight years earlier. In the beginning, he was polite, hardworking, and charming. Then came the promotions, the expensive suits, the luxury SUV, and the growing belief that money made him untouchable.
Christmas dinner was at his enormous new house.
“My children shouldn’t grow up watching pathetic old failures,” Derek sneered. “You contribute nothing. You just sit there collecting sympathy.”