Amid pressure from class expectations and in-law judgments, a young woman’s “family trip” turned into a harsh wake-up call. Two weeks ago, on the trip with her husband’s family, she was quietly excluded from a dinner—they assumed she couldn’t handle fine dining because she came from a “lower-class” background. Her husband told her only at the last minute. Instead of staying and accepting their insult, she packed her bags and flew home.
When he tried to call her back, he accused her of being ungrateful and embarrassing the family. His relatives later criticized her online. Many argued she had done nothing wrong: she refused to accept disrespect.