My daughter-in-law cut me out of the family trip after I declined to babysit — so I decided to teach her a lesson in my own way.
In the weeks leading up to the trip, I couldn’t help noticing the subtle shifts in my daughter-in-law’s behavior. Whispered conversations would halt the moment I entered the room, shared glances between her and my son lingered just a bit too long, and phones buzzed constantly, exchanged behind closed doors. Nothing was ever said outright, …