MY HUSBAND HAS BEEN GOING ON VACATION WITH HIS FAMILY FOR A WEEK EVERY YEAR FOR THE PAST 12 YEARS

For over a decade, my husband, Tom, had gone on the same family vacation—to the islands, for a full week, every single year. And every year, I stayed behind with our kids.I had asked, many times, why we couldn’t go. His answer was always the same. “My mom doesn’t want in-laws there. It’s just immediate…