Slate’s Dear Prudence advises a wife to distance herself from a toxic in-law and a dismissive husband
A reader asked Slate’s Dear Prudence column if she was wrong for responding to a decade of hidden insults from her mother-in-law in a family group chat. The columnist advised that the reader’s reaction was justified, noting that the husband’s dismissal of the issue suggests he is also affected by the family’s toxic culture. The advice recommends temporary distance from both the in-laws and the husband to allow for healing and future communication.
