It was her mother-in-laws who was supposed to look after the dinner, and Jenna felt at least she wouldn’t spend much time in the kitchen. However, one night, as she put the baby to sleep and went downstairs, she noticed there wasn’t any food left for her.
Her MIL said, “Well, you didn’t come down, so we assumed you weren’t hungry.” These words cut deeper than Jenna’s actual hunger.
Things became worse turn when John didn’t react at his mom’s words. He demanded Jenna to clean the mess and wash the dishes, saying she wasn’t doing anything anyway.
Jenna was wounded so deep that she finally decided to confront John and his mother. But they accu:sed her of being lazy and started yelling at her.
Unable to tolerate how they tre:ated her, Jenna took some of her clothes, her baby, and went to her mother’s place.
Then, John called frequently her on the phone, demanding that she apologize to his mother. He wasn’t able to see the emotional toll his mother’s presence and his lack of support did Jenna.
She was heartbroken and couldn’t see a way out until she thought of contacting the one person in the family who was always very realistic and reasonable; her father-in-law.
After she contacted him, he was totally unaware of what was going on but was very supportive and told her to get ready because he was taking her back home.
When they arrived at Jenna’s place, they saw John and his mother watching TV together and laughing.
He turned to his wife and said, “It was enough. You did a lot of damage and it’s time you return home. You are no longer staying with John and Jenna.” The MIL didn’t object.
He then turned to John and said he should be more supportive of his wife who had only given birth to their son five weeks ago. John, ashamed, agreed.
Day by day, things seemed to chill out.
When the MIL visited, she was in deed helping around the house, and her visits were brief. John became more present and supportive, taking an active role in caring for their son and helping with household tasks.
