I kindly ask that you reimburse this amount within ten calendar days. Sincerely, [my name].”
I printed everything — the photos, receipts, and letter — and sent it by registered mail with delivery confirmation. I left a second copy on my husband’s desk.
No explanation. Three days later, my mother-in-law called. Her voice was trembling with anger.
She shouted that I was “disgracing the family,” that “you don’t do that to relatives.”
I calmly replied, “You don’t do that to relatives when you throw a party in their house after they’ve had surgery. I’m simply asking for compensation.” Then I hung up. A week later, a bank transfer arrived — the exact amount I had written in the letter.
No comment. Since then, she has never held another party in our house.
