I Excluded My DIL’s Kids From My Christmas Dinner—It’s for Blood Family Only
I’m hosting Christmas dinner this year. I can only fit 15 people in my house.
So, I told my DIL to leave her 3 kids (from a previous marriage) at home and just bring my own grandson. I told her, “Blood family comes first!”
She smiled and left her kids with her mom.
At the party, my DIL was in a good mood. I thought everything was going smoothly, with no hard feelings. But then came gift time…
My DIL handed me a nicely wrapped box and hugged me. I opened it in front of all the guests, but my blood ran cold when I looked inside.
There were 3 handmade gifts from her kids:
And a handwritten card from her 11-year-old that said, “Dear Grandma, I hope you have a merry Christmas. I’m sorry I wasn’t allowed to come. Love you!”
A colorful drawing of me from her 6-year-old son.
A handcrafted bracelet from her 8-year-old daughter that said, “I love Grandma!”
