In laws,

I had always hoped to marry into a big family one day. Losing my father, my step dad and then my step sister was hard on me. It was only my mom and I from middle school on and I wanted a taste of what it was like to have siblings again. To have more than just my mom around. So I was so glad to find out my new boyfriend (now soon to be husband) had 4 siblings and both his parents.

But I was so wrong.

You have all been a nightmare. Something from a lifetime movie or a soap opera.

You have tried to make me lose jobs, my friends, my livelihood. You even pushed my fiancé out of his home with you because he wanted to be with me. You’ve tried to turn my own family against me and even tried to force my fiancé and I apart.

All because I refuse to be mistreated, and refuse to stop loving your son/brother no matter what you do to me.

I walked out when being screamed at over a book... and it started a chain of events from hell.

You’ve emotionally and socially abused me to the point of depression for FIVE YEARS. I’ve had to seek counseling because of you. I fear for my safety if I see some of you in public, for one of you is a dirty cop who I fear with everything. One of those bad apples you hear about who use their service weapon to kill their neighbor because they looked at them cross eyed.

I wonder what day my brakes are going to be cut or my tires slashed.

Worst of all, your horrible behavior has pushed my fiancé away from you. It’s made him despise you. He knew you were toxic to begin with, but he never knew you all had this capability. He’s lost what family he had, too, and I’ll never forgive you for that most of all.

It hits hard right now, during the holidays. He’s missing a Christmas with you that can include his soon to be wife and baby. But you refuse to let that happen for him and I’ll hate you for that most of all.

It’ll never be the same again, and you only have yourself to blame.