My mother-in-law never accepted me into the family
My mother-in-law never accepted me into the family. However, at my baby shower, she appeared sweet and was all smiles. I thought she had started to warm up to me since I was about to give her her first grandson.
When it came time to open the gifts, the entire room fell silent as I unwrapped her present. I felt nauseous when I saw that she had given me a collection of condescending parenting guides and books with insulting titles. There were about 12 books in the stack. Some of the titles included, *Why Your Kids Hate You: A Brutally Honest Guide to Parenting*, *The Idiot's Guide to Raising Kids: Foolproof Parenting Techniques*, and *Parenting 101: How to Avoid Raising a Total Disaster*, among others.