I’m Miyuki. I live with my husband, Shinji, and our daughter, Akane (a 9th grader). My in-laws and my husband’s sister, Honoka, live nearby. Akane and Honoka’s son, Taichi (a 12th grader), basically grew up like siblings. But Taichi has always looked down on Akane. One day, Taichi came over and finished a jigsaw puzzle Akane had been working so hard on without even asking. After putting up with him for years, Akane finally snapped.
I totally get why Akane was so angry. I mean, no matter how close you are, you don’t just touch someone else’s puzzle-in-progress without permission. She’s been biting her tongue around Taichi for ages, and this was finally the last straw.
Yet, my mother-in-law acted like Akane was just being “sensitive,” saying it was “just a puzzle.” She even suggested that Akane is stressed because we’re pushing her too hard with school and sports… Like, is she blaming me? I was absolutely speechless at how one-sided she was in defending Taichi.