My mom never liked my wife. On my wedding day, she cried: “Son, she’s not
the one for you!” I said, “One day, you’ll love her too!” She nodded.
2 years later, mom died. I went to empty her house. I froze when I
looked under her bed. There were tens of my wife’s legal documents, dating back years. As I looked closer,
I realized they were all debt records—college tuition, personal loans,
credit cards—everything. They had all been paid off. By my mother.
The total came to $48,000. That’s when I understood: Mom had discovered
my wife’s debts and knew that marrying her meant I’d be burdened,
and that’s why she had tried her best to prevent me from marrying her.
When I confronted my wife, she said my mother had spoken to her—and asked her to keep it a secret.
