The Final Straw
There are entire social media threads dedicated to the final straw for children of toxic parents. In this person’s case, it was their mother’s treatment of their wife. A lot of mothers-in-law have tense relationships with daughters-in-law, that’s a tale as old as time. But this lady takes it to new heights by threatening to end her life over the marriage.
Threats of suicide or self-harm are a hallmark of toxic and abusive people. After a while, you get used to hearing it and brush it off but can’t help but wonder what if they meant it this time? This person gets major points for standing up to their toxic parents on their wife’s behalf. It couldn’t have been an easy decision to cut their mom out of their lives, but sometimes that’s the best choice.