Long-term relationships aren't Santa Claus or the Easter Bunny, they're mostly taking out the garbage and texting each other things to pick up from the grocery store. I'm sure you've already had this banging-your-head-against-the-wall conversation with your in-law, but you should voice your displeasure about the tree as a way of setting an expectation about the respect you want.
You've published a book. At some point in the past, that was the goal. So, you have already achieved one metric of success. Of course, we all harbor dreams of acclaim, but those dreams are so rarely right-sized.
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