My DIL Told Me I ‘Ruined Everyone’s Vacation Photos’ and Cropped Me Out of Every Picture – By the End of the Afternoon, She Was Desperately Trying to Undo What She’d Done

She gave a small sigh and replied, “These just look better with immediate family.”

I looked at Michael, waiting for him to correct her or do anything that would tell me he understood what she had just done.

He lowered his eyes.

He said nothing.

The silence.

I smiled tautly, said I wanted a break from the sun, and walked away before either child could see my expression change.

I sat on a bench near the rail. A few minutes later, Lily found me.