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I\u2019ve always known my mother-in-law, Denise, didn\u2019t like me. She wasn\u2019t outright mean but made me feel temporary in Julian\u2019s life. So when she \u201chad to take a work call\u201d during dinner, I wasn\u2019t surprised. But when I saw her front camera open instead of a call, I realized she was faking it.\n

I didn\u2019t call her out right away but mentioned it to Julian later. He wasn\u2019t angry and suggested we invite her again. The next dinner, she tried the same trick, but this time, we didn\u2019t let her off the hook. After a tense moment, she admitted she faked the call because she feared losing Julian to me.\n

We had a real conversation that night. I reassured her that she\u2019s always welcome, and for the first time, it felt like she saw me as more than a phase. It turns out, Denise wasn\u2019t being cruel\u2014she was afraid of being left behind. With patience and understanding, our relationship started to change.\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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