I couldn’t believe what happened at my fiancé’s family holiday celebration. After months of saving up to buy him the PS5 he’d always dreamed of, I was hit with a gut-wrenching surprise. Instead of the thoughtful gift I expected, my fiancé handed me a pack of toothpicks! It was a cruel prank his sister had suggested, and I was left speechless, humiliated, and furious.
I couldn’t hold it in—I lashed out at him in anger, which led me to leave the celebration and head straight to my mom’s house. As if that wasn’t bad enough, my mother-in-law scolded me for “ruining the mood.” The next day, I finally received the real gift, but the tension with my mother-in-law lingered.
