My mother-in-law pointed at the door during New Year’s dinner and snapped, **“If you don’t like my rules, get out!”** – Welcome

work to me.

Reservations.

Flowers.

Food.

Guest coordination.

Transportation.

When I said I’d handle the reservation but not everything else, Dad called it “turning a birthday into a negotiation.”

Tension.

When a relative made an insulting joke and I asked for an apology instead of pretending not to care?

Tension.

When Dad embarrassed Leah and I told him to stop?continue reading …