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

round table I had specified. It was a table that should have seated thirteen.

I followed behind Sean, who moved purposefully toward his assigned seat next to his mother. I approached the spot where my place card should have been.

There was nothing.

No chair. No place setting. No water glass. No acknowledgment that I existed on this planet.

For a moment,continue reading …