Woman gets payback on gossiping Mother-in-law on family vacation after spreading rumors about her marriage: 'I cannot wait to get her back'

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Ben Weiss • Writer and Editor
May 7, 2024 4:00 PM EDT

It's not easy dealing with a Monster-in-law. Just ask Jennifer Lopez! 

Dealing with particular in-laws means always having to walk a fine line between pleasing them and standing up for yourself. This becomes all too real on family gatherings and vacations. Suddenly, you're forced to be with them all the time and to cater to their needs, wishes, and fluctuating moods. This Redditor has been preparing for an upcoming trip after learning that their mother-in-law was made aware of private information about their marriage. She's the gossiping type, so this was pretty much the last person you'd want to know your deep, dark secrets about your relationship troubles. The Redditor listed a series of plans for payback she has been planning to enact once they are reunited, so to speak.

Many folks in the comments section were quick to point out that the reason the mother-in-law became aware of this information was because of the Redditor's husband and his father. Commenters argued that they should be the ones who are on the receiving end of this payback. Keep scrolling below for the full story and feel free to share what you think the Redditor should do next. For more content like this, check out this post about the top mildly infuriating moments this week!

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    "My MIL is gossiping about me"
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    I can't wait for the week long summer trip with her. I have so many surprises in store Just found out my MIL is gossiping about me. My husband and I are have had a horrible year in our marriage. Apparently my husband called his dad, asking for some advice. The dad shared those details with MIL, who is sharing them with the rest of the family. Specifically private information that is somewhat embarrassing to me, most definitely humiliating.
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    Husband definitely feels violated because it's ridiculous any that convo would be repeated to anyone other then maybe a pastor or counselor. I am now no contact, full block. BUT husband is one of five and we vacation with the whole family for a week every year. We look forward to seeing his siblings and our nieces nephews, our kids love these vacations and we will definitely still go for them. I can not wait to get her back.
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    I'm planning to get extra large granny pannies, a snickers bar, and make a little craft out of the two items after melting the bar, then leave them on the ground by her camper, or maybe her vehicle.
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    I'm also planning to purchase small little plastic p ☐ and drop on the ground here and there by her camper. Also f☐ spray, possibly on her jacket or folding chair. Definitely a fake t√ - not sure how I will use that one yet.
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    It's going to be amazing. She's the most UPTIGHT cold' met. She'll be mortified. women I've ever
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    participant469 - 2 days ago Sign her up for s☐ toy mail 2.9k Reply Share
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    cheesecake1823 - 2 days ago I heard you can order your MIL a package to be delivered to her house. I heard the outside can say things like "itch cream", or "worlds largest d☐ ". I heard you can also require a signature upon delivery. I also heard it comes with an optional glitter bomb inside upon opening.
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    igankcheetos · 2 days ago Maybe some special brownies would loosen everyone up.
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    Front_Quantity 7001 2 days ago Baby Ruth bar works so much more effectively and still looks real! Liquid ☐ on Amazon is a fantastic product, I had some really loud obnoxious partiers move in next to me and not sure actually but they somehow thought there was a skunk nearby. 9, I never saw it Good luck! Would love to hear an update
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    5weetTooth 2 days ago You need couples counselling with your husband. Relationship problems should never be shared with family. He's now fractured that bond forever and broken your trust. He needs to understand that. And you should have couples counselling to help you get through whatever else you're going through. Edit: if it was embarrassing for you as well... Why on earth would he share that with his father..... Just so incredibly weird. Is he overly enmeshed normally?
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    SDChargerFan · 1 day ago It would be funny to "confide" in her about some of your other "problems", you know, " woman to woman". Make up some outrageous stuff and ask for her help and when she tells other people, they will think she's crazy. Possibly causing them to disregard anything she'd said before. play the long game.
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    Bigstachedad · 2 days ago Yes, you have a MIL problem, but also a husband problem. Your husband should have known his discussing your marital difficulties with his father would get passed on to his mother. I'm not surprised there are strains in your marriage, so you've blocked MIL, but are going on a week long trip with her this summer! Your problems with this toxic woman and her family go much deeper than your planned petty revenge. Save yourself the fallout from that by investing in marriage c
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    Interesting_Chef_896 2 days ago No mention of her husband running to Daddy to b☐ about course dad is his wife. Of f going to tell his wife. Why would your husband go crying to any family member. If your husband feels violated he should have not told Daddy your personal info. Your husband is who you need petty revenge on. He needs the granny
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    Pristine_Egg3831 2 days ago Am I the only one who wants to know what the marital problems are, or at least the parts that got gossiped about? I'm guessing you're not going to tell hubby about the pranks? The most traumatic thing I saw as a 17yo hotel room cleaner was the most gigantic white granny rinsed and drying on the shower, but with a permanent yellow light stain, implying this perosn regularly poops themselves. I can't unsee it, and that was 20 years ago.
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    maybeonmars 1 day ago How about you and your husband just confront MIL and FIL about not keeping your confidence
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    blueboot09 1 day ago Specifically, FIL. He broke the confidence of his son.
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