My In-Laws Gave My 13-Year-Old $80K for College — When I Overheard What They Really Planned, I Kicked Them Out

“Donna! We didn’t hear you come in.”

“Clearly,” I said, eyes fixed on my son. “What’s happening here?”

“Nothing,” Victor (grandfather) said quickly. “Just a surprise for your birthday next week.”

“A surprise that has my son in tears?”

“He’s just emotional. Teenagers get like that,” Lenore insisted.

I noticed Victor’s hand on our son’s shoulder, gripping too tightly.

I didn’t buy it. “What did you see, Victor?”

“Donna,” Lenore snapped, “you’re making this into something it’s not.”

“Then explain.”

“A birthday surprise,” she repeated.

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