Chapter 21 - OSRIC AT EIGHTEEN
Osric’s first adult trust meeting lasted thirty-eight minutes.
He wore sneakers.
Asked whether he could leave early.
The trustee said yes.
He stayed.
They explained:
He had a vested descendant interest.
Not an account he could empty.
Not ownership of family property.
Not authority over cousins.
He had:
Economic protections.
Education support.
Future discretionary distributions.
Information rights.
Independent fiduciary safeguards.
Osric asked:
“Can I buy a restaurant?”
“With your own money or approved distributions under appropriate circumstances.”
“Can Cousin stop me?”
“No.”
“Can I stop her?”
“No.”
“Excellent.”
He studied industrial design.
Not hospitality.
Not law.
Not psychology.
People tried to connect his career to serving trays.
He rolled his eyes.
May you like
“I like making things.”
Trauma does not own every career.
