anniversary photo changed everything

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My Neighbor Copied Everything I Did Until I Discovered the Heartbreaking Reason

t was supposed to be a celebration. My parents’ 40th wedding anniversary. Matching red shirts, a warm dinner, and a cake from my mom’s favorite overpriced bakery. Everything seemed perfect. I snapped a picture just before we sat down. My dad, full of laughter, telling his usual stories. My mom, smiling beside him. But something felt… off. Her fingers kept fidgeting with her necklace. Her smile didn’t quite reach her eyes. And when my dad…