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

look slightly ashamed, were not brave enough to object.

And Sean. My husband. The man who had stood at an altar and promised to stand by me against the world. He was watching me with detached curiosity, like a scientist observing a lab rat to see if it would bite or run.

I could have created a scene. I could have demanded a chair, shouted at the waitstaff,continue reading …