“Tell Me Your Card PIN—Mom Wants to Buy a Phone.” What My Husband Didn’t Know Was That I Was Finally Done

But instead, I woke up to my husband standing over the bed.

He didn’t say good morning.

He didn’t ask if I was okay.

He didn’t even look slightly apologetic for waking me.

Instead, he barked an order.

“Tell me your card PIN. Mom’s at the store and wants to buy a new phone.”

For a moment, I thought I was still dreaming.

I blinked at him, trying to understand what he had just said.