I first told myself it was none of my business.
That is what older women say when they are trying very hard not to become the kind of mother-in-law everyone complains about.
We say it while watching too closely. We say it while standing in someone else’s kitchen pretending not to notice the tension in the air.
We say it because we know how easy it is to be accused of meddling, and how hard it is to come back from it once you are.
So when I started noticing that Faith never let anyone prepare my grandson’s food, I kept my mouth shut.
At first, it was easy to explain.