Donna, 38, is a devoted reader. The woman just wrote to our editorial and shared her incredible family story with us. She admitted that she had never imagined her joyful life would take such a dramatic turn. Donna blames her wonderful spouse and her difficult mother-in-law for destroying her happiness and complicating her life.

Donna began her letter by adding, “I’ve been married to my husband, Josh, 40, for over 13 years now. We’ve lived in peace and harmony all these years, but there’s always a sour note in our family paradise, and it’s my mother-in-law.” The woman added, “My mother-in-law, Theresa, and I have never lived peacefully. Since the first day we met, there has been so much tension between us that I got the sensation that one day everything would burst.

And it did, but in ways I could not have predicted or expected. The conclusion of our weird connection with MIL arrived 13 years later, and it seemed like the greatest nightmare I’d ever had.”Donna commented, “For over 13 years, my mother-in-law and I have been fighting like cats and dogs. She despises my appearance and cooking and repeatedly calls me stupid.

Recently, after another dispute between us, she lost her cool and yelled, ‘You’ve always been such a fool that you never even recognized that my son and I had planned your entire existence. Your daughter, Anna, has no resemblance to either you or Josh. She looks precisely like Jennifer, with the same blonde hair, curls, and blue eyes. Have you ever questioned why your daughter resembles your husband’s ex?”

Donna explained, “The name Jennifer made me shiver. Instantly. Because Jennifer is my husband’s ex, and he was madly in love with her before we met. Theresa has always liked Jennifer, and she is upset by her son’s decision. She had always wanted him to marry Jennifer, a stunning, clever, natural blonde with blue eyes.
But Josh chose me; he loved me, and I knew it. And now my MIL was talking that nonsense about my daughter, Anna, being a copy of my husband’s ex.

To say I was taken aback is an understatement. “These words almost killed me.”Donna wrote, “As our argument was progressing, Theresa was bombarding me with information that my brain refused to process. So absurd it sounded and so painful it felt. She admitted that she had always loathed me and advised Josh to leave me and reunite with Jennifer. But my husband was inexorable, he really loved me and wanted to be with me for the rest of his life.

Then, Theresa plotted an evil plan. Josh and I couldn’t conceive for a long time, and we nearly lost hope when Theresa advised Josh that we should try IVF with donor eggs, since my body was unable to produce healthy and mature eggs for fertilization.” “Josh and I agreed, after some discussion, and I underwent the IVF with a donor egg and Josh’s biological material. Then, I gave birth to a beautiful and healthy baby daughter, Anna, who’s been my sunshine, my sense of life for all these years.

And now, Theresa revealed that the egg that was donated, was actually from my husband’s ex, Jennifer, whose very name I couldn’t stand and whose invisible presence in the life of my family literally drove me mad all these years.”Donna revealed, “I don’t know how I survived after learning about this nasty plan. Theresa now seems the worst of evils to me, and my attitude to my husband has changed a lot since I found out the truth.

I confronted him on that very same day after Theresa spilled the beans about their nasty deed many years ago. I told him that it did feel like a bold betrayal to me, but he objected and said that there was nothing he was feeling guilty about.” “He calmly explained that they asked Jennifer to be a donor only because he knew she had good genes and perfect health, and he was sure that she would donate a ’perfect bio material’ for the sake of our family.

He tried to convince me that there was nothing else beyond his actions, rather than a pragmatic approach, but I didn’t even want to listen.” “Now, I made a decision to live separately from my husband for a while and to think things over. And I took my daughter, Anna, to live with me. I recognize the features of Jennifer in her appearance now, after I learned the truth. But, against all my fears, I’m not feeling bad about Anna. She’s still my daughter and my love for her is indestructible, no matter who donated the egg during an IVF.”