Realizing this, my mother-in-law quietly stood up and left, as if she had realized that my prank had put her son in an awkward position. After the evening, my husband was clearly upset.<\/p>\n
And doubts began to torment me: was it worth teaching my mother-in-law a lesson at the cost of my husband\u2019s birthday?<\/p>\n
At that moment I realized that my actions had affected not only her, but also him \u2014 the one I most wanted to make happy.<\/p>\n
And the thought kept spinning in my head that perhaps I had gone too far, and the lesson had been too harsh.<\/p>\n