MY PARENTS SHOWED UP TO MY COLLEGE MOVE-IN DRESSED LIKE THEY WERE HOMELESS, WITH MY STUFF IN GARBAGE BAGS. I WAS MORTIFIED

We wanted you to see who Chloe actually is.

Before you spend a year — or four — living with her.”

I started to protest, and he held up a hand.

“You showed us her messages. Remember? A few weeks ago, you were so excited, you read us some of them. And your mother and I noticed something you didn’t, because you’re eighteen and you see the best in people, which is a gift, and we love you for it.

Every single question that girl asked you was about money.