{"id":281,"date":"2024-06-25T15:25:57","date_gmt":"2024-06-25T15:25:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/Local Reads\/?p=281"},"modified":"2024-06-25T15:25:57","modified_gmt":"2024-06-25T15:25:57","slug":"i-overheard-the-secret-talk-between-my-husband-and-his-mother-and-it-saved-my-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/Local Reads\/i-overheard-the-secret-talk-between-my-husband-and-his-mother-and-it-saved-my-life\/","title":{"rendered":"I Overheard the Secret Talk between My Husband and His Mother, and It Saved My Life"},"content":{"rendered":"
When Edith overheard a conversation between her husband, Peter, and his mother, Annie, she uncovered shocking truths about her marriage that ultimately saved her life.\n
\u201cHey there, lovely people! I\u2019m Edith, a 28-year-old newlywed and proud cat mom. My husband Peter and I had stable jobs and a happy life, planning an amazing future together. Then, my mother-in-law Annie crashed into our picture.\u201d\n
Annie constantly compared Peter\u2019s achievements to Edith\u2019s, which Edith initially brushed off. However, during Annie\u2019s visit, Edith overheard a conversation through the open window. Annie was crying, upset that Peter was washing dishes, and calling Edith a problem. Peter\u2019s response, \u201cDon\u2019t worry, Mom, she won\u2019t be a problem,\u201d shocked Edith.\n
Confronting Peter, Edith discovered he expected her to quit her job and become an \u201cobedient wife.\u201d Furious, she declared, \u201cI have dreams, Peter. Ambitions. I\u2019m not going to throw them all away for a sink full of dirty dishes!\u201d\n
Peter\u2019s insistence on outdated gender roles clashed with Edith\u2019s vision of an equal partnership. Realizing their fundamental differences, Edith decided to file for divorce, saying, \u201cApparently, Peter, we weren\u2019t on the same page about what \u2018married\u2019 means.\u201d\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
When Edith overheard a conversation between her husband, Peter, and his mother, Annie, she uncovered shocking truths about her marriage that ultimately saved her life. \u201cHey there,… \n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":282,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-281","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"\n