05/16/2026
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The day came and I of course did the bulk of the , MIL never showed up. She told another SIL she would not be sharing a meal with someone who blatantly excluded one of her children. we all chose to have a great time and cut her cake ourselves, and treated it like a family gathering instead of a birthday celebration. When everyone left, my husband apologized for MILs absence and thanked me for everything I did. I honestly felt so heartbroken, because why would MIL not think about the effort that was made?