My Husband Excluded Me from His Family Vacation – I Discovered the Reason Thanks to Some Surprising Help from My Mother-in-Law
For twelve years, I watched my husband, Tom, go on his family’s annual island vacation without me. Every single year, he would pack his bags, leaving our two kids and me at home, alone. “Tom, why can’t I come with you this year?” I asked, already knowing the usual excuse. He sighed and stared at his phone. “You know my mom doesn’t want in-laws on the trip, Layla. This isn’t new. It’s the same every year. Why do you keep asking?” I felt my frustration rise but tried to keep