AT DINNER, MY DAUGHTER-IN-LAW ORDERED LOBSTER FOR EVERYONE BUT ME—THEN PUSHED A GLASS OF WATER TOWARD ME AND SAID, “THAT’S ENOUGH.” MY SON DID NOTHING. HE LOOKED AT ME AND SAID, “REMEMBER YOUR PLACE, MOM.” I DIDN’T ARGUE. I ONLY SMILED AND SAID, “NOTED.” TEN MINUTES LATER, THE HEAD CHEF CAME DIRECTLY TO OUR TABLE, BENT HIS HEAD SLIGHTLY, AND ASKED ME TO COME INTO THE OFFICE. THAT WAS THE MOMENT THEIR LITTLE LESSON TURNED BACK ON THEM.
“We don’t serve extra food,” said my daughter-in-law, pushing a glass of water toward me while her whole family ate…