After we repainted the walls, he suggested replacing it with something modern.
So when the divorce proceedings began, I assumed he’d let me keep it without argument.
Instead, he claimed it belonged to the house.
His attorney even suggested it was a permanent fixture.
“A fixture?” I’d asked during mediation. “It’s hanging on a nail.”
Brian insisted that because it had been there for years, it should remain with the property.
When that argument failed, he claimed my family had given us the mirror as a wedding gift.
Which was impossible.
My grandmother had died before our wedding.
And my father had given the mirror to me before I’d even met Brian.
I showed the documents.
I explained the history.
I even offered Brian half its estimated market value.
The mirror had been appraised at approximately $400.
“I’ll give you $200 today,” I told him. “Just let me keep it.”
