Woman Slandered by Mother-in-Law to Husband's Family After Posting a Picture of Herself in a Witch Costume, Relatives Reach Out in Concern Over His Spiritual Well-Being

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    TWO TAKES r/TwoHotTakes u/Laughing_cry 13h. Mother-in-law thinks I am a witch because | dressed up as one for Halloween
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    I'M WITH TI WITCH STAG
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    Sorry for the long story... TLDR at the end. I married my husband about a year ago and we've been together for about 3. I don't know his parents all too well mainly because he had made a point to keep a fair amount of distance from them. But during all the wedding planning and events I thought it would be nice to be closer with them especially as both of my parents have passed away several years ago. I encouraged my husband to build more of a relationship with them.
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    However, around the time of the wedding I started to see a bunch of red flags - I generally chalked them up to wedding stress on them. My husband is their only son. But after the wedding, the red flags started getting even bigger. I was still nothing but kind towards them but my husband was frustrated and started going low contact with them.
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    So that's the backstory... now on Saturday, my husband and I went to a friend's birthday party which was Halloween themed and costumes mandatory. We both got too busy with work and at last minute the only costume we could pull together was him wearing a t-shirt that said "I'm with the witch" and me wearing a black dress I already owned with a black choker necklace. That's it you guys - the extent of our costume. We took a picture
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    at this party and was put on the socials. The next day, mother-in-law texts hubby and I a screenshot of said picture and writes a message about how concerned she is about us and that she is praying for us. I was confused until my husband reminded me of her Karen Christianity - you know the kind that gets offended if anyone happens to be a different religion, offended if anyone says "what the ", etc.
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    My husband then starts getting phone calls from random distant and extended family members asking if he's OK. Turns out, Karen has texted my husband's entire extended family: uncles, aunts, cousins - all over the country - the same screenshot of our picture with a long 5 paragraph text asking everyone to pray for her son and that I, her daughter-in-law, is into some dangerous things and is a danger to her son. She doesn't spell out her cockamamie belief that she thinks I am a witch, instead she
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    things" and that I am dragging her son down with me. And she asks everyone to pray for him - and Pray for me too! Bless her heart for being so generous with her prayers for I am but an evil witch. So of course the extended family members assume maybe I'm into drs or I'm poisoning him or some other type of abuse. You can see what this would do for my reputation in this extended family.
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    I text her back and tell her that her actions were uncalled for and that I will be going NC with her going forward. She responds with "daughter-in-law, we all know you dabble in witchcraft. I am only concerned about my son. I pray for you both". Husband called his father and asked him how he could let her do something like this, but father-in- law doubled down on Karen's accusations. So now my husband has gone NC with his parents too.
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    I feel like I am in a really bad soap opera. This isn't real life. This has to be certifiably insane? Right? Part of me feels like NC isn't forever, and that eventually my husband and they will reconnect even if I don't which does bother me. What would you all do in this situation?
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    - Tldr mother-in-law saw a picture of me dressed as a witch for halloween and has started rumor with entire extended family that I am a "dangerous" person in her son's life. Separately telling me she thinks I am a witch. 1,204 172 D
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    Ill-Ad-2452 • 13h She was looking for a reason to give you the boot and the costume was the perfect moment. she seems super toxic. no wonder why he kept his distance to begin with Reply 688
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    gavinkurt • 3h I agree with this 100 percent. She is a mentally unstable woman. Keep your distance from her permanently. ... ← 1 23
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    bombswell 13h MIL wrote herself out of your lives with this one. I would go NC until she apologized, which might be never. It might be for the best for this to happen now over something as trivial as a silly Halloween costume..if it wasn't this it'd be something else eventually. ... Reply 143
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    Savings_Transition38 • 13h yeah you'd like us to think you're not a witch. which is EXACTLY what a witch would do. time to see if you float or not. ... Reply 67
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    count_strahd_z⚫ 12h is she made of wood? ... 15
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    irelandraven • 13h You need the "They didn't burn witches they burned women" shirt!! ... Reply 35
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    ProfessionSanity • 13h Umm, has this woman never seen a Halloween costume before? Did your husband go Trick or Treating as a kid? ... Reply 72 ♡
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    MamaNyxieUnderfoot ⚫ 12h But during all the wedding planning and events I thought it would be nice to be closer with them especially as both of my parents have passed away several years ago. I encouraged my husband. to build more of a relationship with them. Welp, hope you learned a lesson there! Your husband had several good reasons to keep distance from them! Stop projecting the relationship you had with your parents, onto his sh parents! All you managed to do is hurt yourself. ← Reply ☆ ☆ 31
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    Desperate-Pear-860 • 12h Tell your MIL that you're concerned for her mental health and if she insists going down this road you'll be calling the cops for a well-check visit to her to make sure she doesn't need to go to the psych ward. Then block her and everyone else of your crazy inlaw family. ... Reply 13
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    cursetea 12h • Y'all should call family members expressing concern that MIL can no longer tell the difference between reality and Halloween costumes, and you are soooo worried about what might happen to other costumed trick or treaters while she's suffering her delusions Reply 13 д
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    barblob 12h I mean, that's why people should listen when their partners don't want a relationship with their own parents and stop thinking they know better. He was clearly trying to protect you from the craziness. ... Reply 21

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