On his birthday, I caught my husband cheating on me with a friend, and my mother came up with the ideal plan to exact revenge.

“We’re going to feed ourselves, and then I’m going to tell you how this will go down.”

As we placed our salad orders, I had waves of anxiousness.

I had to be patient, but my mom’s strategy was perfect.

“Just trust the process, Trina,” she said. “This is the only way it will blow up for everyone involved.”