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The Dinner That Changed Everything
Family gatherings are supposed to be joyful. But that night, during my sister’s anniversary dinner, my family showed me exactly how little they respected the woman I love.
My wife, Sarah, was six months pregnant. She had dressed carefully — a soft blue dress, her hair pulled back, glowing even through exhaustion. The dinner was meant to celebrate my sister Jessica’s first wedding anniversary. My mother had chosen an expensive Italian restaurant downtown. As usual, I was paying for it.
Jessica chimed in, smiling. “Mom’s right. You’re ruining the mood. Maybe you should have stayed home.”
For a long moment, I couldn’t speak. Then, without a word, I reached for Sarah’s hand, helped her up, and we left together.
They didn’t know it yet, but that dinner would be the last time they ever treated my wife that way.
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