12/14/2024
WE PAID FOR MY STEPDAUGHTER'S HONEYMOON, BUT SHE CALLED US "CHEAP," SO I IMMEDIATELY MADE A CALL.
After contributing significantly to our stepdaughter's wedding, my husband and I decided to gift her and her husband a dream honeymoon in the Dominican Republic. We chose a villa so breathtaking we joked about renewing our own vows just to stay there ourselves!
They set off, and the next morning, we got the call:
Her: "Dad, I can't believe you thought this place was acceptable. The villa is SMALL. It's barely 850 square meters! The pool is TINY. Like, I can swim three strokes and hit the edge. Oh, and the sun here? It's not even as golden as it looked on Instagram. It's just…meh. The beach is a FIVE-MINUTE walk! You couldn't stretch the budget for a proper place? YOU'RE JUST SO CHEAP!"
I sat there, stunned. We had spent thousands to give her a beautiful honeymoon, and here she was nitpicking things like the brightness of the sun. My husband was boiling with anger, his face turning red, but I put a hand on his shoulder and said calmly, "Hon, don't worry. I have an idea." ⬇️