The Confrontation
Emma was so furious that she felt compelled to speak with Mildred right away. She took the toys and put them on the kitchen table, then she waited for the family to arrive before demanding that Mildred provide her explanation.
Mildred appeared a little bashful as soon as she noticed the toys. “Mildred, do you have anything to say?” Emma got started. The otherwise uneventful but tense talk exploded into a furious dispute as it became apparent that Mildred had been forcing her archaic and conventional parenting ideas on young Timmy from the moment she moved in.
