When Mae announced her engagement, her grandparents, Connie and Jim, decided to contribute to her honeymoon. They chose a nice hotel within their budget, but Mae, accustomed to luxury, was upset and claimed they ruined everything.
Instead of retaliating, Connie and Jim hatched a plan to teach her a lesson. They canceled the original reservation and created fake documents for an extravagant, non-existent resort. On her wedding day, they handed Mae the envelope, which she eagerly accepted.
When Mae and her new husband Nathan arrived at the destination, they discovered there was no reservation, only a rundown motel. Furious, Mae called her grandparents, who gently reminded her about appreciating gifts.
Mae and Nathan made the best of their trip and returned two days later. Mae, humbled by the experience, apologized to her grandparents.
“I’m sorry, Gran,” she said. “I know I was ungrateful. It was a humbling experience.”
Connie baked her some cookies, and they had a long conversation about gratitude and entitlement. Mae learned a valuable lesson about appreciating what she was given.
