The Mother-in-Law

by Sally Hepworth

Everyone, given enough time, will get on your nerves if they join your family.”

Sons see the best parts of you, but daughters really see you. They see your flaws and your weaknesses. They see everything they don’t want to be.

I could have written more, but in the end, there’s really only two pieces of wisdom worth leaving behind. I worked hard for everything I ever cared about. And nothing I ever cared about cost a single cent.