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When I tell people I\u2019m eight months pregnant, they sigh, \u201cYou must be exhausted.\u201d But they don\u2019t know the half of it. The real challenge? My sister, Tara. She\u2019s always been the kind who makes everyone orbit around her. Even as kids, saying no felt like inviting a storm.<\/p>\n
One afternoon, I was arranging fake peonies for her wedding when she casually announced: \u201cI want free transportation for all my guests. Your husband can handle it, Gabby.\u201d<\/p>\n
I froze. \u201cYou want me to drive drunk strangers at nine months pregnant?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThey\u2019re not strangers! And classic, effortlessly glamorous\u2014remember?\u201d she said, tossing the words like confetti.<\/p>\n
I texted my husband, Timothy. Calmly, he replied: \u201cWe\u2019ll do it\u2026 just not the way she imagines.\u201d<\/p>\n
On wedding day, we sent her guests in luxury cars with full service\u2014but with a twist: each guest paid a nominal fee. Tara\u2019s phone blew up. Her face went from smug to shocked as she realized her \u201cgenerosity\u201d had been turned on her.<\/p>\n
Afterward, Timothy and I celebrated with ice cream, swollen feet and all. I finally felt free\u2014no more orbiting someone else\u2019s drama. My baby deserves a mom who knows the difference between love and losing herself.<\/p>\n
Tara? She can keep her tantrums. We have bigger titles now: Mom and Dad.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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