My MIL Who Always Hated Me Left a Box for Me after Her Death
When I finally got back home, I found a cardboard box on my porch with a note attached. The note read, “For Maddie. Open When Alone. Love, Betty.” I was speechless. My MIL had never told me she loved me, so her note came as a shock.
With a mix of emotions, I grabbed the box and hurried inside so I could open it. I set the box on the kitchen table, eager to uncover its contents while my husband was still at work. My hands trembled as I opened it, and what I found inside turned my marriage upside down!
Inside was a letter resting atop an envelope stuffed with cash. The letter was also addressed to me, written in Betty’s delicate handwriting. I carefully unfolded it and began to read what my MIL wanted me to know after her death.
Dear Maddie,
I hope this letter finds you well, and I pray you are reading it alone, as I requested. There is so much I need to say to you, and I can only hope you will understand my reasons for not speaking up while I was alive.
First, I owe you a sincere apology. You must have felt my coldness and distance, and I am TRULY sorry for any pain that may have caused you. The truth is, I never hated you. On the contrary, I have always admired you. I saw how hardworking, trusting, and kind you are, and these qualities are rare and precious.
The reason for my distance was not out of disdain for you but out of disappointment that you married my son. Maddie, you deserve SO MUCH better! You have a lot of potential, and so many dreams that I fear you staying with him will only kill them.
My son is not the man you think he is. He is using you, holding you back from becoming the person you are meant to be. And there’s more, Maddie… I’ve known for a long time that he has been cheating on you. You deserve someone who will cherish and respect you, not someone who deceives you.
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