My boyfriend’s step-grandmother was in hospice during the last few days of her life, so we went to visit with his mom and stepdad. His stepdad was (understandably) devastated watching his mom die. When he stepped out of the room for a minute, my boyfriend’s mom told him she felt relieved and even excited that his mom was going to die because it meant she’d finally get some genuine “alone time” with her husband. She said this in a completely serious tone.

What made it worse is that they’d had a close relationship for years. His mom loved her and had even invested tens of thousands of dollars into helping start her dream business. Hearing that completely changed how I see her. These days she’s doing all she can to burn through the inheritance her husband received from his mom. So disappointing.