The Fear That Drives Me to Cut Off My Parents

My husband and I had a dark suspicious feeling that something bad was about to happen. His parents cornered us in our own living room, demanding that we watch their unruly dog while they went on vacation for five days. My husband almost caved, but stayed firm when he told them, no, we can't. We got a two-month-old baby to look after. The murderous glare as mom then flashed to me was intense and enough to make me crawl out of my skin.