I told them the card access was gone permanently.
The monthly transfers were over.
The bills I had been paying would become their responsibility beginning immediately.
The vacation contribution was finished as well.
I would not send another dollar.
My father called it punishment.
I called it a boundary.
He said they would miss their flight if they had to deal with payment problems.
I said, “Then deal with them.”
And I ended the call.
They did miss the flight.
I learned that later from my brother, not because they told me.
Without access to the card they had expected to use, and after spending part of their own money changing transportation arrangements, they could not simply continue the trip the way they had planned.
My brother refused to pay for replacement tickets.
For once, he did not call me and suggest I smooth things over.
He had spent the evening rereading the messages too.
