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My mom, Martha Sanders, works as a housekeeper for my girlfriend's family.
On the day we make our relationship official, my girlfriend, Yara Quinn, takes me home to meet her family.
My mom brought out a plate of steamed jumbo shrimp.
But Yara's mother, Wendy Slade, slams the table and jabs a finger at my mom's forehead.
She yells, "You ungrateful leech! The second your son shows up, you start serving him the good stuff. How shameless can you be, you bitch?"
I start to stand up to stop Wendy, but Yara kicks me under the table.
She speaks before I can. "Just let it go. Don't upset my mom."
Then she orders my mom, "Martha, give the shrimp to Lucky."
Lucky is their family dog.
I stare at the face I thought I knew and hear the coldness in her voice.
Suddenly, I feel like everything we have isn't as important as I thought.