Woman catches mother-in-law doing unthinkable – but her husband doesn't agree
Mother-in-laws, you either love em’ or you hate em’.
This story is of the latter, after one woman took to parenting forum Mumsnet to air her grievances, and it’s received quite the reaction.
The poster had suspicions that her MIL had been snooping through her things when alone in her and her husband’s home.
And it turns out, she was correct, and understandably, very annoyed.
But her husband didn’t share the same sentiments. Instead, he was upset that his wife had “set traps” to catch his mother out.
“I’m fuming but feel validated,” the post began.
“MIL and I don’t get on.”
“Husband asked her to come and check on our fish when away for a long weekend. I have previously suspected MIL has looked through my things when she’s been here but had no proof,” the woman wrote.
After setting up her chest of drawers in a way that only she would know had been tampered with, the woman’s suspicions were proven.
“Came home to find that they have been completely moved around, all documents out of their order, content of files all over the place, etc.
“I’m fuming but feel validated that I’m not paranoid!”
After approaching her husband on the matter, the woman said he did not agree with her suggestion of confronting his mother about her actions and was instead disappointed in his wife for “setting traps.”
“I said I did it because she has blatantly been through our things and needed proof, which I have,” she said.
Users on the forum agreed with the poster, saying that her husband should “grow a backbone and confront his mother,” but there were also many suggestions on how to mess with his mother the next time she goes rifling through drawers.
Some suggested leaving notes telling her to “f*ck off” in her usual snooping spots, while one suggested leaving immigration papers around to “give her something to worry about.”
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