My husband and I planned a two-week trip to Japan for our 10-year anniversary, our first real break in 12 years. My MIL, who has arthritis and was told to get surgery last year but kept postponing, suddenly booked it for the exact same dates, even though she knew our plans.
My husband asked her why she chose the same date. She was offended and said she was in so much pain that she couldn’t walk anymore.
But three days before we were leaving, at midnight, I caught her walking perfectly fine in the kitchen. When I asked what she was doing, she froze, looked embarrassed, and muttered, “I’m just hungry. I need to go back to bed,” before suddenly limping again.
I told my husband about this, but my MIL got angry and said I was making things up to turn him against her. She insisted she could “barely move” and accused me of being selfish for not caring about her pain.
