I Called My Wife ‘Just a Stay-at-Home Mom’ and Stopped Her From Going to Her Reunion—Then a Box Arrived That Left Me Numb

My wife mentioned the reunion casually, like she was testing the air.

“They’re doing a twenty-year one,” she said while folding laundry. “I thought maybe I’d go.”

I didn’t even look up from my phone. The words came out sharp and careless, like I was swatting a fly.

“Why?” I said. “So you can embarrass yourself? Everyone there is probably a lawyer or a CEO by now. You’re just a stay-at-home mom.”

The room went quiet.