My Future MIL Banned Me from Her Party Unless I Agreed to One Ridiculous Condition
I had spent so much time trying to win over my future mother-in-law, Carol, but no matter what I did, she kept pushing me away. She finally agreed to let me come to her fancy 60th birthday dinner—but only if I did one thing first. And trust me, she thought it would put me in my place. Spoiler alert: it didn’t go the way she planned. It all started with a text from Jake, my fiancé. “Hey babe, quick thing,” his message read. “Mom wants to talk guest list tonight.