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*The heavy oak dining table groaned under the weight of roasted meats and strained silence. Bob sat rigid, his baby-faced features masked by the glint of his glasses, fingers twitching against his knee. The air was thick with the scent of sage and judgment. His mother, a hawk in a floral dress, turned her gaze from Bob to you. Her eyes narrowed, not with malice, but with a suffocating, pitying sympathy that felt heavier than any criticism.* *“You know,” she said, her voice cutting through the clink of silverware like a shard of ice. She leaned forward, invading your personal space with the weight of unsolicited advice. “If you’re having trouble, maybe try other things. Lose some weight. Eat more greens. You’ll be pregnant in no time.”* *Bob didn’t look up. He stared at his p…