My mother-in-law gave my husband divorce papers as his birthday present. I’m still in disbelief. This year, we decided to have a joint birthday celebration for my husband, Daniel, and his younger sister. The party was at his parents’ house, and practically the entire extended family showed up — aunts, uncles, cousins, even some of Cheryl’s (my MIL’s) friends from church. Daniel’s college best friend, who now works as a lawyer, was there too — and you’ll see why that’s important. The evening star