Asking Eric: Should we feel hurt for being excluded from our daughter-in-law’s party?

Asking Eric: We weren’t invited to the birthday party, but we WERE asked to watch the dog

DEAR ERIC: Our daughter-in-law recently turned 40, and they had a large party, to celebrate, at their house. We were not invited but were asked to take care of their dog while they went to a family camp for a week prior to the party. We have had a somewhat contentious relationship over the years, but I thought we were doing so much better recently. We both feel hurt at having been excluded. Do you think we should just let it go? We’re feeling a …

Asking Eric: We got snubbed for the party. I guess we’re just her dogsitters

A couple feels snubbed after doing their daughter-in-law a huge favor; a wife wants to tell her husband his gift-giving is just too much.

Asking Eric: Should we feel hurt for being excluded from our daughter-in-law’s party?

Dear Eric: Our daughter-in-law recently turned 40, and they had a large party to celebrate at their house. We were not invited but were asked to take care of their dog while they went to a family camp for a week prior to the party. We have had a somewhat contentious relationship over the years, but I thought we were doing so much better recently. We both feel hurt at having been excluded. Do you think we should just let it go? We’re feeling a bi…