Family boundaries and celebrations: Why exclusion from a dinner plan led to a difficult decision regarding a birthday event

grey linen couch, burying his head in his hands.

“I never wanted it to be like this,” he mumbled into his palms.

“What did you want, Sean?” I asked, my voice quiet but firm. “To marry me for my event planning skills? To use me to manage your social calendar and clean up your family’s messes while you reconnected with Vanessa? To discard me when I was continue reading …