Suzi returns from her business trip to find her belongings sitting on the doorstep. She only wanted to shower and then get stuck into the kitchen, cooking for her husband. But he was at work when she arrived home, and her mother-in-law opened the door when she tried to get into her house. Why did she do it?
You know how when you get off a three-hour flight — for work, not vacation — and all you want to do is go home, shower in your bathroom, and get into the comfiest pair of pajamas? So, that didn’t happen to me. Instead, I went home to all my belongings sitting in garbage bags on my doorstep.
Seeing all this on my front porch, I just stood there, utterly bewildered and more confused than ever. All my clothing, boxes of shoes, and even a stack of hardcover, first edition novels, all sitting there gathering dust.
I remember shoving my suitcase to the side and fumbling through my bag for my keys, praying there would be some logical explanation for this nonsense.
Before I could slot my key into place, the door opened, and who did I see? Anna, my mother-in-law, looks as calm and collected as can be. Except for the smirk on her face — something I had come to believe was always on her face when she got her way. I assumed my husband Daniel was at work because it was still early. I just wanted to come home before him and surprise him with dinner.
Blue front door. | Source: Pexels
But the surprise was on me.
“What’s going on? Why are all my things in garbage bags?” I asked Anna, hoping there was more to this than actual nonsense.
With an air of nonchalance — always a classy lady, my mother-in-law stepped out of the house and kicked one of the garbage bags with my clothing.
“You left Daniel to starve, and I couldn’t have that. So, I came over to visit and cook. I did notice that there was some garbage in the house, so I needed to tidy it all up.”
It’s great having all your clothing carted out and being called garbage. It’s also great for your mother-in-law to come and babysit your husband while you’re on a work trip.
