The Landlord vs. the Crazy Sister-in-Law
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She shifted her gaze from me to Mr. Hale, contempt written all over her face. He sat there in his suit, a little paunchy, beside me in my baggy shorts and slides, and somehow he came off like some big success story.
Sure enough, Bernice launched into a rant about my outfit, picking me apart from head to toe as if there wasn't one decent thing about me.
"Val, you really need to think this through. Even if you won't put yourself first, think about your future kids. Do you honestly want them growing up with a dad like this? Broke, going nowhere, no real career.
"Being embarrassed would be the least of your problems. How are you even supposed to live like that? Are you planning to carry this f