A woman recently asked her TikTok followers to share some of the most “unhinged mother-in-law stories” — and people did not disappoint.
“Tell me your most unhinged monster-in-law stories. Not just [that] she was obsessed with her kid or hated you. Give me all the crazy tea? What’s the most f—ed thing she has ever said?” Courtney Knoblach (@courtneyk6260) asked in her video that has now received almost 1,000 wild-in-law stories in the comment section.
“Also, if you are still in contact or if you went no contact?” she finished her request by asking.
“Judges me for being a SAHM [stay at home mom] and ‘using her son for money,’” one commenter shared.
“When we got together, he was jobless, no license, and sleeping on his best friend’s couch. I built him up for years. You’re dang right,” she continued.
“My MIL sits in my apartment parking lot and watches us through the windows,” a commenter revealed.
“She called me a murderer 3 hours after I gave birth to my stillborn daughter,” another shocking comment read.
“My MIL attempted to nurse my baby for comfort when she babysat her once,” someone else shared.
The “unhinged” trend has been seen all over social media in recent months, with people connecting with others by asking them to share a feral story about any topic they choose.
Knoblach specifically asked to hear other wild mother-in-law stories because it’s a topic she can relate to, as she has an estranged relationship with her mother-in-law.
“She’s never met our son,” she told TODAY.com in an interview.
“I sometimes miss her and wish we could talk,” the 28-year-old said.
“I’d love to hear what my husband was like as a child, to compare him to our son, little things like that. But even if I wanted to, she has me blocked.”
In regards to the many in-law stories Knoblach received on TikTok: “They made my situation look not so bad!” she told TODAY.com.
Knoblach is not the only one going through it with her in-law — another mother named Julia Cheva took to TikTok to ask for help on how to handle a situation with her baby’s grandmother.
The text, “TOXIC MIL. My mother-in-law said we need to cut my daughter’s hair, because it’s so thin and she doesn’t look good with the ponytails I’ve done,” read on the video.
After the text “Today I went to take out the trash and guess what?!” appears, the video then shows this woman’s baby girl in a highchair sporting a new hairdo.
“She cut her bangs [fringe]. Just look at how uneven this is. What can I do to make it look better?” the continued text said.
The empathetic commenters took Cheva’s side in this situation.
“Oh hell no!! She lost access. I’m a grandma and that’s crossing a huge line,” wrote one person.
“That would infuriate me. Your husband needs to set boundaries with HIS mother. I’m so sorry this happened. Hopefully it can be resolved. Much luck to you,” someone else suggested.
“You can start by limiting contact,” another comment read.
