During our housewarming party, my husband and mother-in-law demanded that we give up our apartment to his sister, but that’s when my mother reacted.

During our housewarming party, my husband and mother-in-law demanded that we give up our apartment to his sister, but that’s when my mother reacted…

 

We invited almost the same people to our housewarming party as to our wedding. To my surprise, my sister-in-law, Katie, arrived without her children.

I put my heart and soul into this dinner: salads, grilled chicken, a cheese platter, homemade cake. I wanted everyone to see that I could be a good HOSTESS in our new home…

The evening was going well until my mother-in-law, Barbara, dropped a bombshell.

“I look at them both and I’m so proud,” Barbara began with a warm smile. “The two of you together, it’s easy to save for housing.” But Katie… she’s single, raising three children. She’ll never be able to afford a place, will she? She nudged her daughter…

 

 

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