A man shared the story of how he didn’t take his mother-in-law’s threats to burn the house down seriously enough.
A Mistake in Not Believing Her Threats
He started by saying, “We made a big mistake when we didn’t take MIL’s threats seriously enough. We thought that she’s like a dog that barks but doesn’t bite.”
Hero Dog
He went on to say that the hero in this story was actually their dog. “It happened at night. My husband and I are heavy sleepers, so we were dreaming sweet dreams and didn’t notice anything.”
Jumped on the Bed
Their dog jumped on their bed and barked, waking them up. Otherwise, both of them could have slept through and things would have had a much worse ending.
Firefighter
He said, “I’m a firefighter myself, and I realized that the fire was too big already, and there was no way to put it out by ourselves. We escaped through the window, fortunately unharmed.”
Someone Called the Firefighters
Somebody had called the firefighters, who happened to be his colleagues. He said it was a weird situation, as it was the first time they had to work on one of their colleague’s homes.
Can’t Live There Anymore
His colleagues tried to work as fast and as efficiently as they could, but the house was damaged beyond repair. He said, “We can’t live in it anymore.”
MIL Wanted Them To Break Up
He said, “MIL got caught and basically dug her own grave. She had often said that she was hoping until the last minute that her son would come to his senses, break up with him, and start to date women.”
Ashamed
The couple refused to break up, and she said she felt ashamed that she had created such a deformed human being. So, she decided that it was better to have no son than a gay son.
Wanted to Kill Him
MIL had as much as said she wanted to kill her son. So even though at first what happened was classified as ”arson with the intent to damage the property,” which would mean a softer sentence, it soon became more serious.
Endangering Life
The man said, “After those words, it became ‘arson with the intent to endanger life,’ and that means a much more severe punishment, even up to life imprisonment. Our lawyer said that, most likely, she will not receive the maximum sentence because no one has died.”
A Few Years Behind Bars
Their lawyer said she will probably face at least a couple of years behind bars. And there isn’t much her lawyer can do to help her because she confessed.
Stupid Comment
He said that MIL made the stupid comment of, ”Well, my son’s husband is a firefighter; why didn’t he save his house?” He pointed out that was impossible in the middle of the night, just awoken with no gear, no tools, no equipment, and caught completely unaware by the fire.
Bare Hands
The man told readers, “She thinks that just because I’m a firefighter, that means I can put the fire out with my bare hands. Many people think that a house fire is like they see in the movies – flames and light, but actually, it is complete darkness.
Impossible To See
He explained that the smoke makes the room so dark that within minutes, you can’t even see your own hands. A house fire is always like a dark night.
Another Place to Live
He and his husband are now living with friends while they find another place to live. Their clothing, documents, passports, marriage certificate, and nearly everything else is gone.
Just Things
He said, “But those are just things; we can buy them again. We’re alive, which is the most important thing. My husband is done with her.”
Very Upset
He went on to say, “He is so very upset that his own mother wanted him dead just because he’s gay. If before this, he still hoped that their relationship could be fixed, now he doesn’t want to hear a single word about her again.”
Should Have Listened
“Her homophobic hate almost killed us,” he said, “And I feel like we should have taken her threats more seriously.”
Homophobic Parents
He finished by saying, “We know some gay people who also have homophobic parents, but they have never tried actually killing their children. I guess that’s why we didn’t think that it might happen to us.”
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