Piglet

by Lottie Hazell

Fathers, in Piglet’s experience, seemed to feel at a permanent liberty to express their opinions as if they were facts. Both her father and Richard had no embarrassment in voicing their beliefs without self-consciousness, while her mother and Cecelia were expert at ignoring their husband’s venting and any offence it caused.

This hit me hard—I never want to be this kind of wife!