Grandma just wanted a quiet birthday dinner, but the family had other plans—plans that included ditching her and making me foot the bill.Grandma, always sweet and thoughtful, simply wanted a small dinner for her 85th birthday. But Aunt Linda and the rest of the family insisted on taking her to the fanciest steakhouse in town. While Grandma enjoyed the attention,

my cousins were scheming behind the scenes, planning to let me pay for everything.When the bill came, the family pretended to be broke, all hoping I’d cover the $800 tab. But what really set me off was when they left Grandma alone at the table when she went to the restroom. They didn’t even have the decency to stick around,