I\u2019ve been dating a divorced man with 2 kids for 5 years. This year, on his daughter\u2019s birthday, we went to drop her off at his mom\u2019s house. I was invited in to look at the presents she got from her mom and grandmother. My heart sank when I noticed that one of the gifts\u2014an art set in a pink case\u2014was one I had bought and wrapped just a week earlier.<\/p>\n
It still had the small sticker on the side where I had scribbled \u201cTo Mia, from Lily,\u201d but someone had tried peeling it off. Poorly. My handwriting was still faintly visible. I blinked, trying not to make a scene. I didn\u2019t want to ruin a child\u2019s birthday over a gut feeling, but the confusion and sting of betrayal made it hard to breathe.<\/p>\n
After cake and laughter and way too many pictures, I quietly asked my boyfriend, Mark, if he had given the gift to his ex-wife to pass off as hers.<\/p>\n
He looked at me like I had grown two heads. \u201cWhat are you talking about?\u201d he said, chuckling like I was joking.<\/p>\n
I wasn\u2019t.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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