08/09/2025
Last weekend, my husband Daniel’s brother threw a party for his son Jason’s 7th birthday. Our 6-year-old daughter Ellie was thrilled, chose a Pokémon gift, and wore her sparkly dress for photos. We dropped her off, hugged her tight, and planned to enjoy some time alone. An hour later, Ellie called, sobbing, “Mommy, can you come get me? Grandma made me leave… I’m outside in the backyard.”
My heart sank. We rushed back to find Ellie standing there, tears streaming, clutching her present. Daniel scooped her up while I confronted my mother-in-law. Carol was calmly eating cake.
I asked, “Why is Ellie outside?”
Then Carol looked me dead in the eye and said… (check in the first comment👇)
