I thought patience and kindness would eventually earn me a place in my husband's family. Then one discovery made me realize I'd been playing a game I could never win.
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Two dresses hung from my fingers, and neither one felt like enough armor for what was coming.
The navy one said I was trying too hard. The black one said I'd given up. I needed something that said, "I know exactly what you've been doing, Susan, and I brought receipts."
"Maybe I should just wear chain mail," I muttered to the mirror.
My cat, Biscuit, blinked at me from the bed, unimpressed.
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I hadn't always talked to myself like a woman preparing for battle.
Three years ago, when I married Moses, I honestly believed I'd married into a wonderful family. My husband was kind and thoughtful, the man I wanted to be with forever, and I truly believed love would be enough to smooth over anything else.
