My parents demanded my 19-year-old daughter give her lazy cousin $67,000 because her success embarrassed the family and made her cousin look bad. I didn’t stay silent. I stood up and said this. Five minutes later, the whole family lost it…

which in our family counted as suspiciously decent. Three weeks later, he called and asked if he could come by.

Nathan arrived with coffee and an uneasy expression.

He sat at the counter for a full minute before speaking. “They’re still furious.”

“I figured.”

He nodded. “But… for what it’s worth, Kyle turned down another job offer yesterday.

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