Home Reels My Husband Who Always Hated Family Gatherings Insisted on a Huge 4th of July Party – If I’d Only Known Why My Husband Who Always Hated Family Gatherings Insisted on a Huge 4th of July Party – If I’d Only Known Why I turned off the porch light and closed the inner door.I slept better that night than I had in months.Because that was my Independence Day, too.