After My Mother-in-Law Stole My Savings, I Went Completely Off the Rails

My mom threatened to kill herself unless I married the man she picked for me. After the wedding, my mother-in-law took all the gift money and told us to figure out how to pay the bill ourselves. My husband shrugged and said, “I took out over a million in online loans. I’ve been waiting for you to pay them off.” I gripped the diagnosis of bipolar disorder in my coat pocket, and a hundred ways to kill someone flashed through my mind.