"And now they’re asking people to fund plane tickets & hotel for their second honeymoon out of the country."

When the in-laws misbehave, then treat yourself to a wedding that does NOT include them!

1 point for DIL, 0 for MIL.

"And maybe, just maybe that Disney villain caricature of a woman will think twice before doing the same to another parent."

Marriage is a lifelong promise to love and support one another until the end of time. The husband who is devastated is described in the story below. The original poster (OP) had been married to his wife for a long time. At first, everything was going great, but one day, after returning early from a business trip, OP found another man in his bedroom. OP was so overcome with rage that he was unable to understand how his wife could have betrayed him in this way. Therefore, in a fit of wrath, he ma…

"I guess I could’ve pulled up an article but both of my parents are VERY dismissive…"

“I realized I was only being her friend the last few years to keep the peace between our two families. However, I was not at peace. I decided after talking with my aunt that I would be civil with this childhood friend, but that’s all she will ever be now. A childhood friend I once knew.”

Your parents undoubtedly want the best for you. They would never put you in danger and they would never, ever go against your wishes in an attempt to offend you or overstep your bounds. Having said that, how would you react if your parents attempted to decide on matters that would affect your child without first seeking your input? That's exactly what the story below is about. After giving birth to a baby girl, the Original Poster (OP) refuses to have her child's ears pierced, even though her p…

Essentially, siblings are just naturally born best friends. Somehow, people have a tendency to think that having an odd number of children is a recipe for disaster. Since the eldest will always be their parents' first love, it is said that they have it easy. The youngest child will always be the baby of the family, so they will have it even easier, but the middle child always seems to receive the short end of the stick. In the story that follows, an older sister expresses her anger at the birth…

The DIL had the support of her husband through the entire ordeal too!

Who would've thunk a Karen could've brought two people together in love like this??