My family ‘forgot’ to invite me to the annual cruise, yet my younger cousins got tickets. my aunt texted, “thought you’d be too busy with work.” i didn’t argue. two days later, i saw a charge for the full group package on my card. i called the service and said, “i need to cancel and get a full refund.” the ship didn’t leave. later that evening, my uncle called, furious. i simply said, “thought you’d be too busy with the ocean.” and that was before step two began…
I found out my family went on our annual cruise without me from an Instagram story—my aunt Linda posting a…