Mary knew marrying Ed meant marrying into chaos—namely, his mother, Scarlett. From the start, Scarlett’s disdain was loud and clear, wrapped in passive jabs and outright insults. She questioned Mary’s choices, mocked her cooking, and turned every visit into a silent war. But one dinner crossed a line no one could uncross.
That night, Scarlett sneered about Mary’s weight, her homemaking, and finally her childlessness