“Monster-In-Law Excludes My Oldest, So I Exclude Her”: Mom Gets Petty Revenge On MIL

Families come in all shapes and sizes. Although that can be a beautiful thing, it often also comes with lots of complexities. For example, some grandparents might have difficulty accepting children from previous partnerships as their own grandchildren. And because mothers have the instinct to protect their children, the relationship between an MIL and a DIL might become strained.

Redditor Fancy-Atmosphere-221 ended up in a similar situation. She shared a story on r/pettyrevenge about how she got back at her mother-in-law for treating her eldest daughter as a second-class grandchild. Read on to find out the whole story and how the Internet reacted to OP’s petty revenge.

Not all grandparents love their grandchildren equally

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This woman decided to take revenge on her MIL for not treating her eldest daughter like her other children

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Commenters had a lot of questions about the situation

People were almost unanimous in criticizing the MIL. Others thought the OP shared in some of the blame, too