Chapter 1: The House We Finally Called Ours
My DIL threw her daughter's 6th birthday party at my new house and turned it INTO A DUMP — so my son made sure she regretted it.
My husband and I are both 65, and we finally sold our old house and bought a brand-new home with a pool in a quiet neighborhood.
It was exactly the kind of place we'd dreamed of growing old in together.
We'd barely finished moving our things in when my daughter-in-law, Dylan, came over and said:
"Oh my God, what a perfect place for your granddaughter's sixth birthday party!
You don't mind, do you?"
I adore my granddaughter, Lily.
But Dylan has always been IRRESPONSIBLE.
She often used to show up at our house without asking, leave Lily with us, and expect us to babysit because, as she put it:
"You're retired anyway.
It's not like you have anything else to do."
Besides, my husband and I were supposed to be out of town that day.
But Dylan said it was all for Lily and that she'd invite only five of her friends.
So eventually, I agreed.
When my husband and I came home that evening, we were HORRIFIED.
Food wrappers and empty juice boxes were scattered around the pool.
The entire kitchen was covered with half-eaten food, cups, and piles of trash.
There was even garbage FLOATING IN THE POOL.
I couldn't believe Lily and five little girls could've possibly made that much of a mess, so I checked our security cameras.
There had been at least TWENTY KIDS there.
And DYLAN'S FRIENDS.
They left their trash wherever they'd been sitting.
Then Lily ran up to Dylan with an empty juice box and asked where she should throw it away.
Dylan replied:
"JUST THROW IT IN THE POOL.
Let your grandma deal with it later.
If she has ENOUGH MONEY for this house, she definitely has enough money for a cleaning lady."
My jaw dropped.
I immediately called my son and told him everything.
He'd just gotten back from a business trip.
He simply told me he'd HANDLE IT and invited us over for a family dinner.
When we all sat down at the table, my son placed a box right in the middle and said it was for Dylan.
The moment she opened it, she SCREAMED so loudly, and I smiled from ear to ear.
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What was inside that box?
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