My sister-in-law Melissa has always been entitled and manipulative, but last month she crossed the line. She invited me to her favorite overpriced grocery store under the guise of bonding, then threw items into the cart until the bill hit $1,470. At checkout, she “forgot her wallet” and expected me to pay. I reluctantly did, only for her to laugh it off later as a “birthday gift.”
That was my breaking point. I decided she wouldn’t get away with it. I subtly blocked her from easy purchases: alerted a car dealership about her poor credit, warned a bakery to require upfront payment for her custom cake, and even locked her out of Amazon via my brother’s account.
The climax came at her birthday party. I casually told relatives about how she stiffed me, and attendance was noticeably thin. My gift? A $14.70 card—a small, pointed reminder of her behavior.
Afterward, my brother finally realized the extent of her manipulations. Melissa might learn nothing, but I won’t be her personal ATM again.