Imagine a running back with the football, landing on the lawn a yard from the end zone. Imagine a basketball player going to an empty hoop on a fast break, and instead of a dunk, throwing the ball into the stands. Imagine an actor, already on stage to accept an Oscar, but then quickly running back into the audience.
Can you imagine it? I can’t either, no matter how hard I try. But, well, the user u/No-Worldliness8607, the narrator of our story today, had a rather similar experience with her in-laws. They first tried to persuade her and her husband to move closer to them, promising all kinds of help, but then changed their minds at the eleventh hour.
More info: Reddit
