The parent had commented about the boy not looking like her son when he was a toddler. The upset OP felt the woman was accusing her of sleeping around.
The Reddit user vehemently denied the claims while being emotionally distressed by the situation, but her husband remained passive.
He didn’t protect her from his mother’s accusations, and that lack of support created a gap in their relationship.
OP emotionally distanced herself from her husband as her frustration continued and her sense of being disrespected grew.
One day, he casually announced that he was going to get a DNA test for their son to try and appease his mother, and that was the straw that broke the camel’s back.
His wife felt like his words were a slap to her face and an insult to her integrity, and that’s when she decided to stop enduring the toxicity. OP got legal counsel and started looking for a new place to avoid the chaos.
She was unshaken in her decisions and planned to present her divorce papers when the DNA test arrived in a few days. OP knew divorcing her husband wasn’t about her, but it was primarily an effort to shield her son.
The poster knew how hard things could be for her boy, seeing as she’d come from a childhood broken by the battles between her parents.She didn’t want him to endure the same life she had to.
Luckily, OP also had a secure job that afforded her independence and stability.
It was a place where she found solace amidst her stormy life. Her job helped her to remain self-sufficient, leaving her thankful that she’d retained it after getting the option to leave after getting married.
In an update, the Redditor revealed that she took matters into her own hands on the day the test was due by calling her father-in-law. She invited him and her mother-in-law to their home that evening.
Her husband was at home when he got the results that proved he was the boy’s father.
He also vowed to confront his mother after acknowledging how she’d interfered in their marriage.
He then sent the results to her and promised to confront his mother to resolve things. However, during the phone call, she informed him about consulting an attorney and initiating divorce proceedings.
The call disintegrated into a heated argument, with him defending his actions.He revealed he hadn’t expected her to act as she did, but she explained how his indifference to her feelings damaged their relationship.
OP gave him the divorce papers despite refusing to sign them and left that night. Although she’d left, her husband was still torn between being loyal to his parents or attending to his marriage that was falling apart.
He asked his mother to apologize, but she refused and accused her son’s wife of tearing their family apart.Ultimately, OP and her husband were able to talk, and he asked if they could do couples counseling to try to save their relationship.
He also asked if they could continue co-parenting.
The Reddit user revealed how her husband was determined not to lose his son, even if they divorced.
He also vowed to confront his mother after acknowledging how she’d interfered in their marriage.
OP was staying put for the time being and hoped counseling would help teach her husband how to prioritize their union.
The Reddit user’s mother-in-law isn’t the only one found meddling in marriages they have nothing to do with.
