A Woman’s Husband Called Her a ‘Buzzkill’ for Not Laughing When He Teased Her Appearance at Her Birthday Party – The Next Morning, He Found What She’d Left for Him on Their Kitchen Table and Shouted, ‘What Have You Done?!’

For the first time, my husband wasn’t defending himself.

“I’m sorry, Emily. I knew how you felt about your weight, and I used it to get a laugh. You didn’t deserve that.”

My throat tightened.

“Thank you.”

“I knew you were upset.”

Then he gave a small smile.

“Although I think my mother’s enjoying this too much.”

I laughed.

“She ordered six shirts.”

“Seven.”

I turned toward him.

“What?”

He looked embarrassed.

He gave a small smile.

“She ordered another one yesterday.”

“For whom?”

My husband sighed before muttering, “Me.”

I stared at him.

Then I burst out laughing.

I stared at him.

“She’s making me wear it to her birthday dinner.”

This time, he laughed too.

Not at my appearance.

At himself, and it felt different.

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A week later, Lauren called with an update.

She’d sold enough shirts to make a nice profit.

Not at my appearance.

My sister transferred my share.