When dealing with a toxic mother-in-law, the hardest part is setting firm boundaries and adhering to them as a team. Many couples have a hard time with that, but others are able to do it perfectly. Yet, even when all goes according to the couple’s plan, enabling family members might sabotage it.
For this couple, it was the husband’s aunt who became the MIL’s “flying monkey” and called the wife out for “breaking their family.” But the wife wasn’t about to stay silent: she created a group chat and laid out all the facts, including how the MIL was feeding her false information, and gave the aunt an ultimatum.
