“Will Pastor John get a special turkey for the Christmas potluck?”
By morning, the post had gone viral in our local community. Gloria was inundated with calls and messages. She showed up at my door, red-faced and livid.
A furious woman | Source: Midjourney
“HOW COULD YOU DO THIS TO ME?” she screamed.
I smiled sweetly. “Oh, Gloria, I thought you’d love the attention! Everyone’s raving about your creativity.”
“People think I’m INSANE!” she spat. “Dozens of calls — someone even asked me to roast a turkey with their cat’s face on it. Their CAT!”
A deeply upset woman | Source: Midjourney
I bit back a laugh. “Well, maybe next time you won’t use my face for your centerpiece. Actions have consequences.”
“You’ve humiliated me in front of everyone I know!”
Mark, who had been quietly watching, finally spoke up. “Mom, you humiliated her first. Be grateful she didn’t print out a billboard.”
A man leaning in a doorway | Source: Midjourney
Gloria glared at him, then at me. “You’re both impossible!” she hissed before storming out.
In the weeks that followed, the turkey story became a local legend. Gloria became known as “the turkey lady,” and while she’d never admit it, her antics cooled after that.
As for me? Thanksgiving in our house became a treasured, albeit infamous, memory — a reminder that sometimes revenge is best served with a side of humor.
A smiling woman | Source: Midjourney
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