If you take the money, it’s a lot harder to say ‘no’ to a mariachi band or a guest list that’s almost entirely your mother-in-law’s friends.
If you accept the money, it’s a lot harder to say “no” to your mother-in-law’s weird requests.
By
Angelina Chapin,
a features writer for The Cut who covers gender, crime, and culture.
She was previously an enterprise reporter at HuffPost, where she traveled to the border and reported on Trump's family separation policy. She has also written for The Guardian and MEL magazine.
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