I dreamed of a joyful family, but my mother-in-law, Jessica, saw me as an obstacle.
From pregnancy to childbirth, she controlled everything, while my husband, Bill, stood by in silence. Her interference poisoned what should have been the happiest time of my life.
The breaking point came at my ultrasound. “You couldn’t even give my son a boy,” Jessica sneered. Her words cut deep, but Bill’s silence was worse. In the hospital, as I clung to life after childbirth, she invaded my space again, claiming my child as her own.