But when my FIL called her “useless” in front of my kids, something shifted in the room. I stood up, ready to tell him he had crossed a line, but my MIL gently placed her hand on the table and looked at him calmly. With a steady voice, she said, “Say it again, and I’ll remind everyone what you tried to hide back in 1998.” The room fell completely silent.
My FIL’s confident smirk faded instantly. He whispered, “You wouldn’t dare.”
