Her Fiancé’s Grandma Gifted Her A Family Heirloom Then Asked For It Back And The Drama That Followed Has Her Wanting To Uninvite Grandma From The Wedding
One bride-to-be was gifted a family heirloom by her fiancé’s grandma, and after grandma asked for it back, the drama that followed now has her wanting to uninvite some of her fiancé’s family members from their upcoming wedding.
Oh boy, right?
This bride-to-be started out by explaining that her mother-in-law came up in a very abusive home, and she ended up experiencing the worst of it out of her siblings.
When her mother-in-law turned 18, she cut off all contact with her family. Her mother-in-law then ended up getting married and did not even invite her own parents to her wedding.
After her mother-in-law’s father passed away, her mother-in-law’s mom contacted her and said she wished to rebuilt things.
That wasn’t too long ago, and her mother-in-law is slowly moving forward with her mom.
Now that you have the backstory, let’s get to the current situation. The family of this bride-to-be’s fiancé has a gorgeous family heirloom.
It’s a necklace covered in sapphires and diamonds, and it’s really a stunning piece of jewelry that is supposed to be gifted “to the oldest girl on her wedding day.”
Well, the grandma of this bride-to-be’s fiancé asked her if she would like to have the heirloom necklace, and she quickly said yes.
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Here’s the problem…this necklace was supposed to have been her mother-in-law’s necklace, but given the terrible relationship her mother-in-law had with her fiancé’s grandma, she was never gifted the necklace.
Also, when her mother-in-law got married for the first time, she was not on speaking terms with her family, which is also part of the reason why she did not get to have the heirloom necklace.
Currently, her mother-in-law is supposed to be getting married for a second time, and her wedding is going to happen not long after her own wedding.
As soon as her mother-in-law learned that she was gifted this family heirloom, she got mad.
“I felt bad but I also felt like she is a 43-year-old woman and I’m just starting out,” this bride-to-be said.
“MIL’s mom said she didn’t know MIL felt strongly about it and offered to give her something in its place but she didn’t want that.”
Given how upset her mother-in-law is over this, her fiancé’s grandma asked if she could give back the necklace so that it could go to her mother-in-law instead.
Her mother-in-law had said to her fiancé’s grandma that she could not move past not having the necklace.
“I do understand the hurt but GMIL can’t change the past and MIL has plenty of nice jewelry,” she continued.
“Her fiancé has gotten her a couple of beautiful pieces. GMIL begged for it back and said she couldn’t lose her daughter again. I said I felt horrible but it’s mine now and it means a lot to me.”
Well, after she refused to return the heirloom necklace, her fiancé’s grandma showed up at her place when she was out at work.
Her fiancé’s grandma said she was going to accuse her and her fiancé’s of stealing the necklace, so her fiancé’s grandma handed it over.
“I was furious and called her and told her she stole from me and you don’t get to take a gift back,” she explained.
She then told her mother-in-law that she isn’t going to her wedding now because she does not want to witness her wearing the necklace on her wedding day.
On top of that, she wants to uninvite her fiancé’s grandma from her upcoming wedding. Her fiancé has said he will go along with whatever decision she makes, but the rest of his family believes she is not handling this properly.
How would you handle this?
You can read her original post on Reddit here.
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