MY MOTHER-IN-LAW DESTROYED MY 3-YEAR-OLD’S BIRTHDAY CAKE BECAUSE SHE WANTED A GRANDSON—THEN MY HUSBAND SHOWED ME WHOSE SIDE HE WAS REALLY ON.
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Chapter 11 - THE COMPANY VOTE
The Mercer board held a governance meeting.
Not a courtroom.
Not a family dinner.
No cake.
Susan Hale recommended removing all minors from successor rankings until age fourteen.
Why?
Because assigning “fitness” to toddlers was absurd.
The board agreed.
They also revised the policy:
No gender preference.
No surname preference.
No marital-status assumptions.
Successor evaluation based on:
interest,
competence,
participation,
governance training.
Diane voted against.
Mark abstained.
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That abstention told Rachel everything.
Even now, he would not openly oppose his mother.
