handling utilities and grocery purchases. Then he reorganized the household account. Veronica started keeping receipts and telling my parents they needed a budget.
Mom had actually liked the idea.
“We thought they were becoming responsible,” she admitted.
Eventually, Derek suggested that the monthly money I sent should go through a new account so it would be easier to track household expenses.
“Did you agree?”
“We thought it was still our account,” Dad said.
I closed my eyes.
That explained why none of my transfers had bounced back.
The money had
