A locked faucet.
A documented conversation.
A phone call to Willowcrest HOA when someone openly admits they ignored rules.
Small things.
Concrete things.
Things that say:
This belongs to me.
You do not get to take it because you are comfortable doing so.
The children eventually heard a cleaned-up version of what happened.
My daughter thought the entire situation was hilarious.
“Grandma Margaret stole water?”
“She used water she wasn’t paying for.”
“So stole.”
I sighed.
“Yes.”
“For her pool?”
“Yes.”
“How did she think that was okay?”
I looked at her.
“People become very creative when explaining why they deserve something that belongs to someone else.”
She considered that.
Then asked:
“Did Dad get mad?”
“Yes.”
“At you?”
“No.”
