My husband has been going on vacation with his family to the islands FOR A WEEK EVERY YEAR for the past 12 years. He never took me or our kids with him. When I asked why, he said that HIS MOM DIDN’T WANT TO SEE ANY IN-LAWS on that vacation, and he didn’t want to look after the kids by himself. This year, a week before his departure, I couldn’t take it anymore and called my mother-in-law. “Why don’t you allow Tom to take us on vacation? Don’t you consider us family?” I asked. “WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT, DEAR?” she asked. “ My husband and sons…

Layla’s husband, Tom, has an annual tradition involving a family vacation that she isn’t invited to. After years of being excluded, Layla

finally asks why she isn’t allowed to join, only for Tom to lie and blame his mother. But when Layla does her own digging, she and her

mother-in-law discover a family secret that breaks the family apart.

My husband, Tom, has been going on an annual island vacation with his family since we had gotten married. That’s twelve years of

family trips without me.

“Why don’t you just cancel this one, and we can take the kids on holiday instead?” I asked, tossing a salad to go with our dinner.

“Why would I do that?” he retorted. “The kids are too young and it will be chaotic. When they’re older, we can start talking about

holidays with them.”“And me?” I asked. “Are you sure your mom will mind?”