Alex and his wife Emily had been at odds with each other all day.

"I got a call from Mum earlier today," Emily said. "She wants to see both of us tomorrow morning. Since tomorrow is the weekend, I'd love it if we could go see her."

"Why? What for? Another episode of your plans with your mum again? I don't want anything to do with her right now. Can't we just handle it over the phone or some other way?" Alex responded.

"No, she can't. She said she wants to discuss it in person. Moreover, it's about childbearing. Why would you say something like that? If you weren't such...