We've seen some deeply upsetting mother-in-law stories before, but this one just might take the cake.
A Reddit post from earlier this year is once again making the rounds online. The situation was first posted to the subreddit r/JustNoMIL back in April 2018. JustNoMIL is a community where users can rant and seek support for their "deeply dysfunctional" maternal relationships with either their mothers-in-law or their own moms.
One woman (who goes by the username lswo26) posted ahead of her wedding, seeking advice about a major problem with her soon-to-be mother-in-law.
The trouble all started when the anonymous woman advised her fiancé's mom about what kind of dress she should wear to the upcoming wedding ceremony and reception. Rather than heed the bride-to-be's totally reasonable dress code, the oblivious (or just plain rude!) mother-in-law did… well, basically the exact opposite.
Scroll through to read all about this horrific mother-in-law situation and to see whether you agree with how the poster handled it.
Many women look forward to their wedding day as one of the happiest of their lives.
It marks the moment that you officially join yourself to the person you want to spend the rest of your life with. It's the beginning of a new adventure together!
Unfortunately, for one woman, her mother-in-law's involvement left her with a stressful black cloud over what should be a momentous and happy occasion.
A Redditor and soon-to-be bride going by the username lswo26 took to r/JustNoMIL in April 2018 to seek advice about her sticky situation.
At the time, it was a few months ahead of lswo26's wedding. She explained that her soon-to-be mother-in-law bought a dress for the occasion. But rather than buy something appropriate for the mother of the groom to wear, the groom's mom seemingly decided she wanted to steal a bit of the bride's spotlight for herself.
"My MIL just bought a dress to wear at my wedding. She did ask me beforehand what type of dress I think she should wear. I specifically told her to find something that is navy blue, dark green or grey and something conservative," the bride explained in the post, which has since been deleted from Reddit.
Instead, MIL opted to go with this gaudy little number:
Upon seeing that, we'd guess most brides would've gone immediately into meltdown mode.
But lswo26 actually remained fairly level-headed and nonconfrontational, admitting she was "absolutely shocked" when her MIL showed her the dress she'd bought — especially given how simple her own actual wedding gown is in comparison!
She even asked her fellow Redditors whether she was overreacting by being so hurt and upset.
(For the record, the answer is 100%, without a doubt, a resounding "no.")
Not wanting to be confrontational, lswo26 explained that she'd simply told her MIL "in the most diplomatic way possible that her dress is 'not suitable for the function.'" MIL reacted by giving her the silent treatment. And to top it all off, MIL bought an equally over-the-top outfit to wear to the church ceremony portion of the big day — a "green, sequin, off the shoulder dress."
Commenters offered lswo26 advice, ranging from playing dumb about MIL's intentions to straight-up shaming her out of wearing it to getting a friend to "accidentally" spill a cup of red wine on the gown.
In one of her last edits to the post, the Redditor explained that she thought perhaps her MIL was simply tactless (not acting maliciously) because of her own underprivileged upbringing.
She and her fiancé opted to take the high road and "tease [MIL] until she gets the message." There haven't been any further updates, so there's no way to know whether the MIL actually wound up wearing this gown to her son's wedding like a big ol' ninny.
Hopefully it all worked out in the end, allowing the couple to have the wedding of their dreams.
How would you react if your own mother-in-law threatened to upstage you on your big day?
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