How dare he! All that love, care, time spent. All of it thrown back in her face. As if she had failed in her duty as a woman and as a mother. A life misspent. Her nostrils flared and eyes darkened. She hopped up from her seat like an errant jack. She was going to swat the snot out of him, but her husband moved faster and louder. She knew he had a temper, it was rarely on display over the years. Even she with her hard origins, was wary when it did go off like a cannon. Cowed by the violence of the initial outburst, she remained silent.