My Dad Asked, “Is Your Allowance Sufficient?” I Replied, “What Allowance?”

Parents’ close friends

Meanwhile, I reached out to some of my parents’ close friends, hoping for insights they might have.

I called them up, one by one, arranging coffee dates and casual meetings. Each interaction felt like peeling back another layer of my family’s history.

Although most of them were polite, none seemed to possess the answers I sought. It was frustrating, but just when I was about to give up, one call changed everything.