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My Parents’ House Is Infested With Roaches. My Husband Had Something to Do With It.
['Isabelle Kohn']
Slate Magazine
Dear Prudence,My husband “Ken” and my parents have never gotten along, but recently I discovered Ken did something that has me seeing red.
Your husband unleashed a cockroach version of the scarab attack in The Mummy, and you’re not shrieking, too?
I don’t care what your parents did to him to inspire this sort of revenge—it’s unforgivable, and 45 steps too far.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementIf you tell your parents Ken did this, it will probably create an irreparable rift in their relationship with him, and with you.
I never had a close relationship with my own mother, and Maria really filled the void.