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

not funny. Fix this now.

I looked at the text, then at the table. I typed a message to Marco: You may proceed.

From my hidden vantage point, I watched the dominos begin to fall.

Marco approached the table, flanked by two other senior staff members. He didn’t go to Sean. He went to Richard. He leaned down and spoke quietly to the patriarch of the family.continue reading …