For My 40th Birthday, My Family Kept Telling Me, “Just Wait, Something Big is Coming.” My Wife…

FOR MY 40TH BIRTHDAY, MY WIFE KEPT SAYING, “JUST WAIT, SOMETHING BIG IS COMING.” MY WIFE SMILED EVERY TIME I ASKED, “BE PATIENT,” SHE SAID. ON THE DAY, I CAME HOME TO AN EMPTY HOUSE. NO NOTE. NO CALL. HOURS LATER, I SAW A PHOTO ONLINE—MY WIFE, KIDS, AND IN-LAWS AT A BEACH RESORT. MY SON CAPTIONED IT: “HE WON’T EVEN NOTICE WE’RE GONE LOL.” I DIDN’T COMMENT. I DIDN’T CALL. I JUST WATCHED. TWO DAYS LATER, MY WHATSAPP BLEW UP—49 DESPERATE MESSAGES BEGGING ME… FOR MY 40TH BIRTHDAY, MY WIFE KEPT SAYING, “JUST WAIT, SOMETHING BIG IS COMING.” MY WIFE SMILED EVERY TIME I ASKED, “BE PATIENT,” SHE SAID. ON THE DAY, I CAME HOME TO AN EMPTY HOUSE. NO NOTE. NO CALL. HOURS LATER, I SAW A PHOTO ONLINE—MY WIFE, KIDS, AND IN-LAWS AT A BEACH RESORT. MY SON CAPTIONED IT: “HE WON’T EVEN NOTICE WE’RE GONE LOL.” I DIDN’T COMMENT. I DIDN’T CALL. I JUST WATCHED. TWO DAYS LATER, MY WHATSAPP BLEW UP—49 DESPERATE MESSAGES BEGGING ME…