My sister-in-law\u2019s kids destroyed my brand-new $2,000 TV. I thought it was an accident\u2014until I overheard what she told them. \ud83d\ude33<\/p>\n
My husband and I had saved for six months to buy an 85-inch TV after renovating our home.<\/p>\n
During his birthday dinner, Rachel\u2019s two sons were playing nearby when a soccer ball smashed the screen.<\/p>\n
Rachel immediately blamed us.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey\u2019re just kids. Why should I pay? You should\u2019ve put the TV somewhere safer.\u201d<\/p>\n
I was hurt, but I decided to let it go.<\/p>\n
Then, while getting cleaning supplies, I overheard Rachel whispering to her sons:<\/p>\n
\u201cGood job. That\u2019s exactly what you were supposed to do. I\u2019ll buy you whatever toys you want.\u201d<\/p>\n
My heart dropped.<\/p>\n
It wasn\u2019t an accident. Rachel had told her children to destroy our TV.<\/strong><\/p>\n So I confronted her and finally stopped swallowing years of insults just to \u201ckeep the peace.\u201d<\/p>\n Then I canceled something Rachel had been counting on\u2014her upcoming birthday party at our house, which I had organized and paid the deposit for.<\/p>\n Minutes later, my phone rang.<\/p>\n \u201cCandace, please! Cancel it. Anything but this!\u201d<\/p>\n For once, I didn\u2019t rescue her from the consequences of her own actions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" My sister-in-law\u2019s kids destroyed my brand-new $2,000 TV. I thought it was an accident\u2014until I overheard what she told them. \ud83d\ude33 My husband and I had saved for six months to buy an 85-inch TV after renovating our home. During his birthday dinner, Rachel\u2019s two sons were playing nearby when a soccer ball smashed the…<\/p>\n