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

no longer useful and replace me with the woman your mother actually wanted?”

He looked up, his eyes wet. “It wasn’t like that in the beginning. I did love you.”

“Maybe,” I conceded. “But not enough to stand up to your family. Not enough to be honest about your affair.”

I walked over to the chair opposite him and sat down.

“When is the baby due?”

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