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

someone over the phone.

I froze, my hand hovering over the printer.

“I don’t care what the original reservation says,” Eleanor continued, her voice sharp. “The seating chart I sent is final.”

There was a pause as the person on the other end responded. Then she spoke again, her tone dripping with satisfaction. “No, that won’t be a problem. The arrangement continue reading …