Sister Said 'Don't Come To My Baby Shower You Can't Afford Our Circle' Then Her Mother-In-Law Asked

Sister Said 'Don't Come To My Baby Shower - You Can't Afford Our Circle' - Then Her Mother-In-Law Asked The call came on a Tuesday afternoon while I was in back-to-back board meetings. My assistant, Michael, knocked on the glass door of the conference room. I held up one finger—five more minutes with the VP of Operations discussing our Q3 expansion into Southeast Asia. When I finally checked my phone, there were three missed calls from my sister, Lauren, and a voicemail. "Hey, Emma, it's me. So, about the baby shower next Saturday? I've been thinking, and... okay, this is awkward, but the shower's at Greenbriar Country Club. Daniel's family is hosting—his mom basically planned the whole thing. Everyone's going to be there. His parents' friends, his colleagues from the firm, people from their social circle. And I just think... you know, given where you are right now with the whole startup thing and everything... it might be better if you sit this one out. You'd feel uncomfortable anyway. All the other guests are, like, established. You know what I mean? Anyway, call me back. Love you!" I played it again.