MY MIL PAID ME $75,000 TO “LEAVE HER SON ALONE” – THE OUTCOME OF HER PLAN WAS NOT WHAT SHE EXPECTED.
From the first moment I met Robert’s mom, I knew it would be hard for us to get along. Elizabeth had her hands in everything about Robert’s life — his friends, hobbies, and even his education. She had this perfect plan laid out for him, and nothing was supposed to mess with it.
So, when Robert and I decided to get married, she wasn’t happy. She’d give me these looks and say, “My son deserves a woman who knows her place.” To her, a wife must just cook, clean, and cater to her husband. But I had my own dreams of becoming a software engineer, and that didn’t sit well with Elizabeth.
One afternoon, she called me to her huge house. She gave me this icy stare and pushed a check across the table. “$75,000,” she said it like it was nothing. “Leave my son alone.”
I just stared at that check, absolutely shocked. The audacity! But suddenly, a brilliant idea struck me.
When I got home, Robert and I came up with a plan. Elizabeth needed to see that she couldn’t control everything. We decided it was time for her to learn a lesson.
A week later, Robert introduced his new