I Married into a ‘Perfect’ Family – at My MIL’s 60th Birthday Dinner, My Husband’s Aunt Hugged Me and Whispered, ‘You Have No Idea What They Did to the Last One’

“I’m stressed because your mother is on my neck constantly,” I snapped.

Andrew rolled his eyes.

“See? This!

This attitude is why she thinks you’re difficult.”

I heard Dolores in my head.

The baby pressure came next.

The sick joke is: I actually do want kids.

I used to picture Andrew holding our baby. A little family that was ours.

But now, when I pictured a baby, I also pictured my MIL in my delivery room, in our nursery, in every decision.

If I had a baby with Andrew while his mom ran our lives, I’d never have a voice again.

So I hesitated.

At dinners, Dolores would smile too wide and ask, “So… any news yet?”

I’d say, “Not yet.”

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