| Dear Carolyn: This is small potatoes compared with the dumpster fire of the world, but … my daughter’s upcoming dance recital has fractured our family. The dance school gives five tickets per student; you can also request extra, but they caution that space is limited so extra tickets are first-come, first-served. I requested one more to have six: for my husband, me and both sets of grandparents. I got the extra ticket, yay! But unbeknownst to me, my mother-in-law invited my sister-in-law, her husband and my husband’s aunt as well; I was taken aback when my sister-in-law texted me for details on the performance. I told her kindly that there had been a misunderstanding, and we didn’t have any more tickets. You’d think I slapped her in the face. She’s outraged at me for “excluding” her family by not requesting more tickets. I seriously doubt I would have gotten three more when some people didn’t even get one extra. The aunt is also ticked at me. My mother-in-law is, too, even though this is HER DAMN FAULT for inviting a bunch of extra people without asking. I cannot see his family without getting an earful about how inconsiderate I am. Adding to my rage — apparently, my husband is blameless for not inviting or getting tickets for his own family. Now I want nothing to do with the lot of them. I’ve told my husband I’m not seeing them again until they apologize, and now he’s upset with me for “contributing to the drama.” Am I in the wrong? — Small Potatoes | 
