They Uninvited Me For Christmas—So I Pulled The Funding

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There wasn’t an empty chair.

There wasn’t a missing name.

I wasn’t expected. I wasn’t wanted.

I canceled the PTO request I’d made back in October.

Then I canceled the flight.

It was nonrefundable.

I didn’t care.

The Question

The next day, I made myself a full breakfast and opened my banking app.

The mortgage payment was scheduled to hit in three days.

I stared continue reading …