Our son’s graduation dinner should have been all smiles and proud moments. Instead, it became the night my marriage nearly ended. My in-laws had booked a nice restaurant for twelve family members. Since we were celebrating our son’s achievement, I naturally wanted my parents there too – after all, he’s their grandson as well.
Everything went smoothly until the check came. My father-in-law paid the 1,700bill,thenturnedtomeandsaidIneededtocoverthe300 tip because I’d “invited additional guests.” Additional guests? My own parents? I was so offended I walked out right then, though I noticed my wife didn’t follow or say anything in my defense.
The real bomb dropped via text that night: “Don’t contact me. You humiliated me in front of my family and ruined our son’s special night over money.” When I got home, I found her closet empty and her side of the bedroom cleared out. It’s been radio silence for three days now.
I’m hurt that she’s taking her father’s side. He’s the one who treated my parents like second-class citizens at their grandson’s celebration. Am I really the villain here for refusing to be treated that way?
