After Much Consideration, I’d Like You to Make All of the Family Decisions

“Actually, I changed my mind,” she said, cradling her mug with both hands. “Actually, no, I really mean it. I was listening to a wellness podcast about cognitive bandwidth and I realized I’ve been causing myself a lot of decision fatigue. Worse than that, I’ve been blocking you from your chance to really step in as a leader in this home. I want more balance. So starting right now, I am releasing the reins. Total autonomy. You make all the family choices.”She gave an encouraging nod and slid her phone across the island.“Take dinner tonight,” she said. “Zero input from me. You are in the driver’s seat. I did go ahead and pull up three spots just so you don’t have to start from scratch. First is that new trattoria, which does wood-fired sourdough pizzas with buffalo mozzarella. Second is Luigi’s, that place you like which does the brick-oven thin crust with fior di latte. Or if you want something different, there’s Bella Napoli, that does stone oven Neapolitan pies with the hand-pulled…