My stepmother called and told me, “You’re banned from the family beach house. I changed every lock.” She sounded almost delighted. I simply replied, “Thanks for the update.” What she didn’t know was that my mom had placed the house in a private trust under my name before she passed away.

as it always did. We hold firm. She’s trying to manipulate your father, but we have the law on our side. Don’t let her get under your skin.

It wasn’t the first letter Diana had sent. In fact, I had received a dozen, each more venomous than the last. But every one of them was nothing more than an attempt to undermine my position, to manipulate the narrative continue reading …