CHRISTMAS is a time for family and inevitably, family feuds.
From fighting over board games to political differences, tensions are often heightened when family members gather over the holidays.
One Reddit user revealed the strong reaction her mother-in-law had to not receiving her desired Christmas present.
“Basically she wanted a $2k Hydrow (rowing machine) for Xmas but my husband and his sister got her a 1-year gym membership instead,” the poster explained.
She added that the membership had a monetary value of about $500.
While the user’s mother-in-law was quiet when she received the gift, she waited until her family members were distracted before taking her revenge.
“When we were all relaxing in the living room she sneaked into the kitchen with antifreeze from the garage and poured it over EVERYTHING,” the Reddit user revealed.
She continued: “She also flipped the tree when we were investigating the mess in the kitchen, thankfully no ornaments broke and was an easy fix unlike the food.”
The original poster detailed that the Christmas feast had cost a couple of hundred dollars to prepare.
The family ordered Chinese food for their Christmas dinner, and to the Reddit user’s surprise, moved on from the incident swiftly.
“The wildest part is everyone just seemed to accept it and moved on. People even apologized to her,” she shared.
The poster explained that her in-laws were used to their mother’s behavior and that it wasn’t her first holiday meltdown.
She explained: “Her kids see it as just ‘Mom is a little too passionate about family sometimes.’
“Her logic apparently was ‘Because no one seems to respect me, no one gets to enjoy the fruits of MY labor,'” she revealed.
Reddit users took to the comments section to share their reactions to the crazy situation.
“She needs medical help. I am not joking or being dramatic here. She needs a mental evaluation by a professional,” suggested one reader.
Another person wrote: “That chick is a lunatic. No way in hell I’d ever spend another holiday in her presence.”
“I don’t know about you and how many straws you have to offer, but that would be the last straw for me. Ruin Christmas like that, you’re banned permanently,” commented a third user.
