Voted Out of My Honeymoon
I was packing for our honeymoon when my wife changed our destination to Barrella Island, a place my younger brother, Oliver Wagner, had always wanted to visit.
I stopped packing and watched my wife and daughter exchange a knowing glance.
"If Dad has a problem with it, we'll settle it with a vote."
Whenever my brother and I disagreed, they put the matter to a vote to keep things "fair."
For my birthday, I had already booked a table at a steakhouse, but they voted for Oliver's choice of a salad bar instead, calling it the healthier option.
The first time our daughter went onstage to accept an award, I waited there all day for the ceremony. Yet when the time came, they voted to have Oliver