My Sister Invited Me to Her Vacation Home, Then Ditched Her Son on Me to Party All Week — I Gave Her a Harsh Reality Check
When my sister Maddy called and said, in that breezy, half-laughing tone she reserves for last-minute plans, “Come up to the house for the week, get away, relax, you deserve it,” I didn’t bother to ask questions. I pictured myself on the back porch of her old upstate place with a paperback and a cold…