My tale starts with what I deemed a difficult mother-in-law who disapproved of my relationship with her son. But it ended with me realizing I was wrong about her and her motives. After she passed, I learned some shocking truths about her, my marriage, and my life.
On the day Betty, my mother-in-law (MIL), passed away, I was out of town. Though she had been ill for a while, her death came suddenly, leaving me unable to catch a flight to return in time. Complicated is a mild word to use to explain my husband’s mother.
She was the type of person who bottled up her emotions, and she NEVER liked me. But as time progressed, she came to terms with the fact that I was married to her son, and that was good enough for me.
When I finally got back home, I found a cardboard box on my porch with a note attached. The note read, “For Maddie. Open When Alone. Love, Betty.” I was speechless. My MIL had never told me she loved me, so her note came as a shock.
With a mix of emotions, I grabbed the box and hurried inside so I could open it. I set the box on the kitchen table, eager to uncover its contents while my husband was still at work. My hands trembled as I opened it, and what I found inside turned my marriage upside down!
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