My MIL Found Out Her Son Was Cheating On Me — So She Hatched a Plan to Teach Him a Lesson He’d Never Forget
When my MIL, Helen, texted me saying, “Meet me. Don’t tell David,” I never expected what was to come. Over coffee, she revealed that her son, David, was cheating on me and had a plan to make him regret it. All I had to do was play along.
I met Helen, and she wasted no time. “David is cheating on you,” she said bluntly. She had seen him with another woman, and the signs were clear. I was devastated but oddly unsurprised. Then, Helen shared her plan: I didn’t have to do anything except pretend to be unaware.
The next few days, Helen moved in under the guise of needing to stay after a “plumbing disaster.” She made life at home increasingly uncomfortable for David—cooking foods he hated, manipulating situations, and even using an AirTag to track his whereabouts. One night, she made sure everyone at a family dinner knew about his infidelity.
David’s reaction was priceless. When I served him divorce papers and his mother cut him off in her will, it was the ultimate humiliation. As the family laughed, I realized the power of standing up for myself, thanks to Helen’s unexpected support.
In the end, David learned a hard lesson. And as I clinked glasses with Helen under the stars, I knew that family, in all its unexpected forms, had my back.
