My mother-in-law gave every grandchild a Christmas present except my daughter. She didn’t forget her. She made that painfully clear in front of the entire family. I thought the worst part of Christmas was watching my little girl cry, until an unexpected knock at the door changed everything.
My name is Jenna.
My daughter Mia is six.
She calls my husband “Daddy,” even though he’s not her biological father.
Patrick adopted her the day she turned four.
He cried harder than she did.
His mother, Barbara, never forgave that.
Last Christmas, we went to her house.
Mia had spent three days making Barbara a card with glitter and crooked hearts.
She held it in her lap the whole way there.
I was four months pregnant, and Mia couldn’t stop talking about everything she wanted to teach the baby.
Four cousins sat in front of the tree.
Barbara handed out gifts one by one.
Big boxes.
Bright paper.
Ribbons.
“Here you go, Tyler. Here’s yours, Lily. And for little Ben. This one’s for Sophie.”
Mia sat on my lap, smiling, waiting.
Her eyes followed every box.
Then Barbara clapped her hands.
“Well! That’s everyone!”
The room went quiet.
Mia’s smile slipped.
“Barbara,” I said carefully, “you forgot Mia.”
She didn’t even look at me.
“Oh, I didn’t forget, dear. I only buy for my real grandchildren.”
My husband went white.
“Mom. What did you just say?”
“What? I’m just being honest.”
Mia climbed off my lap, very slowly.
She walked to the window and stood there with her back to us.
Her little shoulders were shaking.
“Mommy?” she whispered. “Did I do something wrong?”
I picked her up and held her tight.
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