Woman Snaps At MIL, Says Her “Generous” Gift Was Actually A Manipulative Way To Control Her Life

When you get an amazing mother-in-law, it can feel like winning the lottery. Your life gets a whole lot easier, and you gain another genuinely great person in your corner. But if you get a difficult one? The ways they can complicate your life are basically endless.

Unfortunately, this Redditor got the latter. As she and her fiancé planned their wedding, his mom offered to help cover the venue cost and insisted it was just a generous gift. But the more MIL got involved, the clearer it became that the “help” came with expectations attached. When the bride finally said something, it escalated into a messy family showdown.

Read how it played out below.

The mother-in-law offered to help the couple pay for the wedding

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But her “gift” came with strings attached, and once the bride realized it, she didn’t hold back

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The author later returned with an update about what happened next

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Many readers said she was better off walking away

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