Mandy paid the bill. She also paid for a new lamp for Max, new cushions, and a few other damaged things we found.
We never learned how much she made from renting out our house. She refused to say.
Whatever it was, it wasn’t worth what she lost.
We didn’t actually file the lawsuit. We talked about it. We even asked a lawyer friend some questions.
No one lets her house-sit now.
In the end, we just needed her to understand how serious this was. To feel consequences for once.
Now the whole family knows, because we stopped covering for her.
When someone asks why she doesn’t have our spare key anymore, we tell them.
When someone asks why she wasn’t invited to watch the kids or house-sit, we tell them.
No one lets her house-sit now. People lock up their valuables when she comes over. My mother-in-law keeps her key in a safe.
Mandy has sent a few “sorry you were upset” texts. She tries to make jokes about “that one crazy Christmas.”She will never be alone in our house again.
I don’t joke back.
We’re polite in group settings, but that’s where it ends. She will never be alone in our house again.
The house is clean now. The kids feel safe again. We changed the door code, installed better locks, and added more camera coverage.
Max asked me once, “If Aunt Mandy is family, why did she do that to us?”
I told him the truth.
“Because sometimes family is selfish. And in the end, we have to look out for ourselves before letting her walk over us.”
We got the stains out.
So yeah.
I let my SIL use our house over Christmas.
When we came back, it looked like a stranger’s party had exploded in our living room.
We got the stains out. We replaced the broken things.
But the trust is gone for good.
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