The Bill That Changed Everything
When I spotted the handwritten bill on my daughter-in-law’s kitchen counter the next morning, I thought it must be a mistake—or maybe a cruel prank. But the more I looked at those neatly written amounts, the more real it felt. I read it again and again, my hands shaking as each figure stuck in my mind.
Eggs: $8
Three bottles of water: $3
Electricity: $12
Toilet paper: $3
Laundry detergent: $5
Toothpaste: $4
TOTAL: $40
Please Venmo by Friday. Thanks so much! ❤️
This was their way of saying “thank you” after I spent an entire weekend caring for my two-year-old grandson while his parents went off on separate trips. Charging me for basic household items when I was babysitting for free?
Let me tell you how it all started. It was a Tuesday night, about three weeks earlier, when my son Marcus called me…