This viral Reddit story where a woman finds out her husband’s mum was poisoning her is insane

So, there’s this wild story that went viral on Reddit. It’s about this woman who marries a guy, and at first, everything seems perfect. But then things go so wrong, and it all has to do with her mother-in-law, who might have been poisoning her the entire time.

Sounds wild, right? But trust me, that’s just the start.

The mother-in-law from actual hell?

Everyone’s got a funny in-law story, right? But this one’s on a whole new level. The woman behind this post, let’s call her Reddit wife, marries Craig after a whirlwind romance. They’re quick, they’re in love, and they do the whole courthouse wedding thing in under two months. No big deal.

They haven’t met each other’s families yet, but hey, that’s normal. What could possibly go wrong?

Well, everything, when she finally meets Craig’s family. Most of them are fine. Normal even. But Craig’s mum, Betsy? She’s a whole different story. Cold, distant, like she’s giving off major “I know something you don’t” vibes. And when Reddit wife tries to chat with her? Just icy silence. Creepy, but she brushes it off.

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What’s the worst that could happen?

Sick. Every. Time.

They visit again, and guess what? Every time she eats something at Betsy’s house, she gets miserably ill. And when I say ill, I mean “cancel all plans, curl up on the bathroom floor” kind of sick. It happens after every meal, and no one else is affected. Craig insists it’s nothing. Bad luck. Maybe an allergy to something.

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Except, it’s getting weirder. This woman’s stomach can’t handle anything Betsy makes. So Reddit wife starts to suspect something’s off. But maybe she’s overly suspicious, right? Maybe it’s just some weird, one-in-a-million food intolerance?

Spoiler: It’s not.

The pizza swap

So, Reddit wife decides to test her theory. Next time, when they take pizza to Betsy’s place, she’s had enough. While everyone’s in another room, she swaps her pizza with Craig’s.

And… Craig’s the one who gets sick. Properly, dangerously sick. And that’s when things finally click. Betsy is poisoning her.

Red flags? All of them. But now things are getting serious. She can’t go back there if Betsy’s around.

The story takes a turn for the worse

When Reddit wife tells Craig what she did, and he completely loses it. He shoves her, throws her over the couch, and in the kind of rage that’s all kinds of bad, she barely escapes, running out barefoot and not even looking back.

She hides out at a friend’s place for a few days, cutting off contact with Craig. Then, after two days of complete silence, she checks her voicemail. And everything changes.

Craig’s dead.

He broke into his mum’s house with a knife, and Betsy shot him in self-defense.

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What’s more shocking is that Craig’s ex-wife had died in a “hiking accident.” Betsy always suspected Craig was responsible, and once he married again. Oh, and did I mention Craig took out life insurance policies on Reddit wife without telling her? Craig had already used his life insurance payout from his first wife’s “accident” to fund a pretty cushy life. So, if things had gone according to plan, he’d be cashing in on wife number two’s insurance too.

Betsy was determined to make sure history didn’t repeat itself. So, she took matters into her own hands, with a little help from some not-so-great cooking.

So, what does Reddit wife do next?

She doesn’t press charges. In fact, she still visits Betsy from time to time. Because plot twist, she actually likes her cooking.

Yeah, I know. The woman who poisoned her is now cooking her meals again. It’s a weird, twisted end. Honestly? It’s giving Gone Girl meets Sunday Roast gone wrong.

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