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The Wedding Toast Gone Sour: When My Aunt Insulted Grandma, I Served Up a Dish of Cold, Hard Truth

My cousin Sarah’s wedding was everything you’d expect: beautiful venue, flowing champagne, a slightly tipsy uncle attempting the Macarena. But the saccharine sweetness took a sharp turn during the gift opening at the evening reception. My Aunt Carol, ever the picture of polished perfection and subtle condescension, had been making pointedly impressed noises at the more extravagant presents. Then came Grandma Elsie’s. Grandma, bless her heart, wasn’t one for flashy displays. Her gift to Sarah…