My MIL Gifted Me a Set of Rules Titled ‘How to Be a Good Wife for My Son’ for Our Wedding, While My Husband Got a Check
Dan and I had just tied the knot. Everything I’d dreamed of – the wedding was perfect — small, intimate. And for a while, it felt like a fairy tale. Dan was kind and funny, and I truly believed we were on the same page about how we wanted to live our lives together. That is, until Karen, his mother, handed me a gift after the ceremony.
I was standing in our living room, still basking in that post-wedding glow, when Karen approached me with her “special” present.
“This is for you, Lucia. A little something to help you as you step into your new role.” She handed me an ornate box with a wide smile, one that didn’t quite reach her eyes.
When I unfolded the box, my jaw dropped. At the top, in bold, it read: “How to Be a Good Wife for My Son.”
At first, I laughed, thinking it was some joke. Maybe Karen was poking fun at those old-fashioned stereotypes about marriage.
