I have a vase my mother-in-law gave me when we first moved into our home, and every time she visits, I have to put it out and pretend like it has been on display in my living room from the moment she gave it to me.
I know she always looks for it, and I know that hiding it will hurt her feelings. But if she were just a random neighbor I don’t really know, I would not have gone through all the trouble, just like this 26-year-old resident shouldn’t go through all the trouble to display an ugly garden gnome…



