My husband had always been quick with a joke, especially when someone else was the punchline. But after what happened at my birthday dinner, I decided it was time to see if he could handle being on the receiving end.
“What have you done?!”
My husband’s voice echoed through the house.
I was upstairs getting dressed when Tyler discovered what I’d left on our kitchen table.
“Emily! Get down here!”
I took my time.
“What have you done?!”
When I entered the kitchen, Tyler was holding the offending item in his hands.
He looked like he’d just received an unexpected tax bill!
“Explain this,” he demanded.
I glanced at him.
“Which part?”
“All of it!”
“Explain this.”
“Well, it’s cotton. I think the washing instructions are inside…”
“Emily!”
I took a sip of coffee.
He pointed at the item.
“Why would you make something like this?”
“Because I thought it was funny.”
“Why would you make something like this?”
“You’re deliberately embarrassing me!”
I raised an eyebrow.
“Interesting. I thought you loved jokes.”
My husband stared at me.
Then, his phone rang.
It was his mother.
“I thought you loved jokes.”
He answered, listened for a moment, and suddenly shouted, “Mom, you can’t seriously be involved in this!”
I covered my mouth.
Whatever my mother-in-law (MIL), Diane, said next wiped the anger off his face. Then, Tyler looked at me.
“You ordered SIX?”
I nearly choked on my coffee.
To understand why my MIL suddenly got involved in my scandal, I need to explain what happened the night before.
“You can’t seriously be involved in this!”
***
I’d just turned 38.
For weeks, I’d been looking forward to celebrating my birthday. I’d planned the party meticulously because I wanted it to be special.
What happened next changed everything… FULL STORY on the next page.
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