Chapter 14 - CLEANING UP HER OWN ACT
Humbled, humiliated, and utterly trapped by her own stated philosophy, my mother-in-law grabbed a damp sponge from the sink with trembling fingers and spent twenty agonizing minutes scrubbing the grease stain off her own trousers while the kids and David watched quietly from the couch. She didn't say a single word the entire time, her cheeks burning red with mortification. When she finally finished, she grabbed her purse and hurried out the door without a single parting insult.
