My MIL Crashed the Car My Husband Gifted Me, Justifying It with 'You Can't Have Something I Can't'" — Transcript

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1. 0:00Hello beautiful people. My name is Lena,
2. 0:02and I'm here to tell you an amazing
3. 0:04story about how I got sweet revenge on
4. 0:06my horrible mother-in-law Pam.
5. 0:08Let's start with the basics. My husband
6. 0:11Keith and I met through mutual friends
7. 0:13and got married after dating for 3
8. 0:14years. Keith is a wonderful man, largely
9. 0:18because of his father Rick, who is also
10. 0:20amazing. However, I can't say the same
11. 0:22for his mother Pam. Pam is a bitter and
12. 0:25entitled woman who thinks the world
13. 0:27revolves around her. She has high
14. 0:29expectations, but neither the brains nor
15. 0:31the skills to achieve them. Both she and
16. 0:33Rick had modest jobs and lived a modest
17. 0:36life. While Rick was content, Pam always
18. 0:39wanted more and often looked down on
19. 0:41others. She even criticized Rick for not
20. 0:44earning enough to provide her with a
21. 0:45luxurious lifestyle. When Keith got a
22. 0:47good job, Pam quit hers and expected
23. 0:50Keith and Rick to cover all her
24. 0:52expenses. When Keith and I moved in
25. 0:54together, we both worked and carefully
26. 0:56planned our expenses. Keith stopped
27. 0:58giving his mother money whenever she
28. 1:00asked, which made Pam furious at me. She
29. 1:03accused me of taking her son's money and
30. 1:05warned me that she wouldn't allow me to
31. 1:07bankrupt him. I told her I had a good
32. 1:09job and didn't need Keith's money, but
33. 1:11she didn't believe me. She thought I was
34. 1:13just a useless girl who would eventually
35. 1:15rely on Keith as a cash cow. Despite her
36. 1:18efforts, Keith and I got married, which
37. 1:20made her even angrier. Pam never
38. 1:23accepted me and constantly made fun of
39. 1:25me and my lifestyle. She especially
40. 1:27loved to mock my old beat-up car,
41. 1:30comparing it to the nice Honda Keith
42. 1:32bought her 3 years ago. Despite her
43. 1:34insults, I kept quiet because I liked
44. 1:36Rick and didn't want to cause problems
45. 1:38between Keith and his mom. This worked
46. 1:40until one fateful night at a family
47. 1:42dinner. Pam made another joke about my
48. 1:44car, saying her friend thought it was
49. 1:46going to the junkyard and that I must be
50. 1:48desperate to still use it. Keith
51. 1:50defended me and said, "Don't worry, Dad.
52. 1:53The joke's end today. Next time your
53. 1:55friend sees Lena's car, she'll be
54. 1:56surprised. Lena has booked a brand new
55. 1:59car. She'll have the best car in the
56. 2:01family. Pam was shocked and upset to
57. 2:03hear that I paid $30,000 for the new
58. 2:05car. While Rick and Key were genuinely
59. 2:08happy. You see, I had always dreamed of
60. 2:10a particular car, which is why I never
61. 2:12upgraded my old one despite its issues.
62. 2:15I saved for a long time, and by the time
63. 2:17my old car died, I had enough money to
64. 2:20buy my dream car. Key was super
65. 2:22supportive and happy that I achieved my
66. 2:23dream. When Key told Pam about my new
67. 2:26car, he was excited, but I was wary of
68. 2:28her reaction. This is what she said
69. 2:30next. What? You're getting a new car? A
70. 2:33car that costs $30,000?
71. 2:36Are you insane? Do you think my son's
72. 2:38money grows on trees?
73. 2:40Mom, relax. Lena's buying the car with
74. 2:42her own money. It's her dream car, and
75. 2:45she worked hard to save for it. That's
76. 2:47great, Lena. I'm so proud of you. You
77. 2:49deserve it since you worked so hard for
78. 2:51it. Now you'll have the best car in our
79. 2:53family. Pam, however, was furious. No,
80. 2:57no, no, no. This can't be happening.
81. 2:59This useless woman can't have a better
82. 3:01car than me. Lena, you better cancel the
83. 3:04purchase. You'll be disrespecting your
84. 3:06in-laws by making such extravagant
85. 3:08purchases. Everyone was surprised by
86. 3:10what Pam said. I wasn't sure if I had
87. 3:12heard her right. Was she really asking
88. 3:14me to give up my car because she
89. 3:16couldn't afford one as nice? Yes, she
90. 3:19was because she was that entitled. Rick
91. 3:21and Key were both shocked and
92. 3:22uncomfortable.
93. 3:24I said, "No, I don't think I will.
94. 3:26Driving a better car doesn't mean I'm
95. 3:28disrespecting anyone. It's my money I'm
96. 3:31spending." Rick chimed in, "We don't
97. 3:33mind, Lena. Pam, what the hell are you
98. 3:35saying? She's not being disrespectful by
99. 3:38buying better things." "Well, it is
100. 3:40disrespectful to me. Lena, I don't care
101. 3:43what you think. You will cancel the
102. 3:44purchase immediately. If you're smart,
103. 3:47you'll double the cash and get new cars
104. 3:49for both of us."
105. 3:50"Oh, hell no, Pam. If you want a new
106. 3:52car, you can go back to work and get it
107. 3:54the way I did. I don't see why I should
108. 3:56get you a new car for nothing. Your car
109. 3:58is in perfectly good shape. I will not
110. 4:01drive an old car when someone useless
111. 4:03like you will be driving a $30,000 car.
112. 4:05You have two options, Lena. Either buy a
113. 4:08cheaper car or buy two expensive ones.
114. 4:10I'll take one while you take the other.
115. 4:12You are delusional, Pam. That's not how
116. 4:15things work. If you want something, you
117. 4:17should work for it. This conversation is
118. 4:19ridiculous. I think we'll go home.
119. 4:22Key agreed with me and we left, but Pam
120. 4:25never stopped bothering us. She kept
121. 4:27telling me to cancel the purchase or
122. 4:28face consequences. That set off alarm
123. 4:31bells for me. I showed the texts to Key,
124. 4:34but he told me to ignore them, thinking
125. 4:36his mom was just being dramatic. He
126. 4:38often ignored her or gave in to her
127. 4:40demands, but I didn't think it was wise
128. 4:42this time. So, I became extra careful.
129. 4:45Thank God I did. Two weeks after my car
130. 4:48was delivered, I was at home on leave
131. 4:50when I heard a knock at the door. I
132. 4:52opened it to find a cheerful Pam walking
133. 4:54into my living room.
134. 4:56I was confused and cautious about why
135. 4:58she was in such a good mood. After some
136. 5:00small talk, she asked for coffee. While
137. 5:02I was in the kitchen, I heard the front
138. 5:04door close. I rushed out to see Pam
139. 5:07driving away my new car. She stole my
140. 5:09car. I was in shock. I called Key and
141. 5:12asked him to come home immediately. He
142. 5:15said he would be on his way. I was
143. 5:17panicking, trying to figure out what was
144. 5:19going on. My panic grew when Pam
145. 5:21returned with my car in terrible
146. 5:23condition. It hit me, she wrecked my car
147. 5:25on purpose. She smoothly got out and
148. 5:27handed me the keys.
149. 5:29I was shaking with rage. What the hell
150. 5:31did you do, Pam? You wrecked my car.
151. 5:34Why? You can't have something I can't.
152. 5:37You don't deserve to drive a new car
153. 5:39while I have to drive an old one. I
154. 5:41deserve what you have, probably more.
155. 5:43Now that your car is wrecked, you'll
156. 5:45have to drive an old beat-up car like
157. 5:47the rest of us. I laughed at her. It was
158. 5:50hilarious. She thought I would go back
159. 5:52to driving my old non-functional car.
160. 5:55How funny. She had no idea what I was
161. 5:58about to do. Pam looked at me like I had
162. 6:00lost my mind. I was laughing like a
163. 6:02maniac after she destroyed my $30,000
164. 6:05car. Anyone else would be crying, but
165. 6:07not me. I calmed down and went to the
166. 6:09car, taking some pictures. I reached
167. 6:12inside and removed something from the
168. 6:13rearview mirror. Pam looked panicked.
169. 6:16"What is that? What are you holding?"
170. 6:18she asked. Oh, Pam, did you really think
171. 6:21my world would end if you wrecked my
172. 6:23car? Sorry to burst your bubble, but
173. 6:25that's not happening. Do you want to
174. 6:27know what I just pulled out? It's a dash
175. 6:29cam, Pam. "No. No, no. That's
176. 6:32impossible. That's fake. It can't be
177. 6:34real. I checked for a dash cam. It
178. 6:36wasn't there before." You really are
179. 6:38behind on technology, Pam. This one goes
180. 6:41behind the rearview mirror and stores
181. 6:42videos on a memory card. With this, I
182. 6:45have plenty of proof to land you in
183. 6:46jail, and my insurance will cover it
184. 6:48all. Pam looked like she had landed in
185. 6:50hell. She was panicking and looked ready
186. 6:52to faint. She didn't think she would get
187. 6:55caught. Now that I had threatened to
188. 6:56call the cops, she was freaking out. She
189. 6:59still somehow denied it and kept saying
190. 7:00the device was fake. "You're trying to
191. 7:03scare me, Lena. It won't work. You just
192. 7:05got the car." So, what, Pam? Do you
193. 7:07think I'm a dumb ass like you? I
194. 7:09pre-ordered the dash cam before I'd even
195. 7:11picked up the car. It's an expensive car
196. 7:14and I wasn't going to leave it without
197. 7:15surveillance.
198. 7:17Plus, I already suspected you might try
199. 7:19something stupid. I was right. Now that
200. 7:21you've messed up my car, I guess we'll
201. 7:23have to call the cops. "No, no, no. You
202. 7:26can't do that. You can't call the cops."
203. 7:29Pam was visibly panicking, not knowing
204. 7:31what to do. I was already on the phone
205. 7:33with the police who said they would be
206. 7:35on their way. Pam stood frozen, looking
207. 7:38like a deer in headlights. Just then, he
208. 7:40came home from work. He took one look at
209. 7:43my wrecked car and said, "What the hell,
210. 7:45Lena? What happened to the car? Are you
211. 7:48hurt?" "I'm fine, Key. As you can see,
212. 7:51my car is a wreck now, thanks to your
213. 7:53mom. If you want to know how this
214. 7:54happened, I'm sure your dear mother will
215. 7:56be willing to give you the details."
216. 7:59"What are you talking about, Mom? Did
217. 8:01you do this to Lena's car?" Pam tried to
218. 8:03be smart. She thought she could use her
219. 8:05son to get out of trouble and change the
220. 8:07story to paint me as the villain. She
221. 8:09started crying loudly and clung to Key's
222. 8:12arm. Key looked confused and didn't know
223. 8:14what to do or say. Pam used this
224. 8:16opportunity to say, "Key, your wife
225. 8:18wrecked her car and is now blaming me.
226. 8:21She knows I can't afford a car like
227. 8:23that, so she's accusing me out of
228. 8:24jealousy. She's telling everyone I was
229. 8:27jealous of her car and wrecked it." I
230. 8:29only told Key, and I never said those
231. 8:31words. I just told him the truth, that
232. 8:34he wrecked my car. "Lena, shut up. I
233. 8:37have done no such thing. How dare you
234. 8:39accuse me of something so horrible? Key,
235. 8:42Lena is threatening to call the cops on
236. 8:44me. I didn't do anything wrong. She's
237. 8:46trying to pass off her reckless driving
238. 8:48on me."
239. 8:49"Are you saying you didn't wreck my car,
240. 8:50Pam?" "I didn't do it. You can't prove I
241. 8:52was the one who wrecked your car." Here
242. 8:54is where things get interesting, Pam.
243. 8:56You see this beautiful dash cam? It has
244. 8:59both front and back facing cameras. You
245. 9:01know what that means? It means it also
246. 9:03records who is driving the car. Pam
247. 9:05didn't see this coming. She thought she
248. 9:07could convince everyone I was lying. As
249. 9:10I said, she was out of touch with
250. 9:11technology and didn't know double-sided
251. 9:13dash cams existed. Her expression
252. 9:16confirmed my doubts. Pam now knew she
253. 9:18was trapped. I had wisely made sure my
254. 9:20car was well protected. My insurance
255. 9:22would take care of the repair costs. All
256. 9:25I had to do was file a police report.
257. 9:27This meant Pam was in deep trouble with
258. 9:29no escape in sight. She started to
259. 9:31tremble as tears gathered in her eyes
260. 9:33again. Key looked stunned and quickly
261. 9:35pushed Pam away just as the cops drove
262. 9:37up to the house.
263. 9:39Mom, how could you do this? Lena was
264. 9:41right. You planned this ever since I
265. 9:43accidentally told you about the new car.
266. 9:45Key, son, it was a mistake. I was just a
267. 9:48little jealous. That's all. I couldn't
268. 9:50afford a car like that. I got lost in
269. 9:53jealousy and did something stupid.
270. 9:55Please forgive me. Forgive you? Mom, you
271. 9:58destroyed the car, stole someone else's
272. 10:00property, wrecked it on purpose, and
273. 10:02then tried to blame my wife. You think I
274. 10:04can forgive that? Pam kept crying and
275. 10:06begging Key for forgiveness while I was
276. 10:08busy telling the cops what happened and
277. 10:10handing over all the evidence. I
278. 10:12connected my phone to the dashcam to
279. 10:14show them the proof. Once they confirmed
280. 10:16what happened, they proceeded to arrest
281. 10:18Pam. She immediately panicked and said,
282. 10:21"Key, you can't let them arrest me. I'm
283. 10:23your mother. I just made a small
284. 10:25mistake. Don't let them send me to
285. 10:27jail." You have no right to ask that
286. 10:29from me. You committed a crime and
287. 10:31showed no real remorse. You didn't even
288. 10:33apologize to Lena. You're on your own,
289. 10:35Mom. There is no way on helping you.
290. 10:38Lena, we can solve this between
291. 10:40ourselves. There's no reason to get the
292. 10:42cops involved. We are family, right? You
293. 10:44wouldn't want your mother-in-law
294. 10:46arrested, would you?
295. 10:47Actually, no, Pam. You made it clear
296. 10:49that I'm not family. It would give me
297. 10:51great pleasure to see you arrested for
298. 10:53committing a crime. Officers, take her
299. 10:56away. I'm firm in my decision. I will
300. 10:58sue her for stealing my car and damaging
301. 11:00it. Pam cried out and screamed, seeking
302. 11:03Key's help, but he turned away, unable
303. 11:05to forgive her betrayal. But he moved
304. 11:07away as well. The cops arrested her and
305. 11:10put her in the police car, driving her
306. 11:12off to the station. Key and I went
307. 11:14inside the house, and I called my
308. 11:16insurance company to inform them about
309. 11:18the situation. Once I was done, Key sat
310. 11:21me down to apologize.
311. 11:23Lena, I'm so sorry. I could have stopped
312. 11:25this from happening. My mom has always
313. 11:28been so difficult with you, but I didn't
314. 11:30do anything to stop her. It's okay, Key.
315. 11:33You did stand up for me more than once.
316. 11:35I don't blame you for trying to keep
317. 11:37your mom in your life, but after today,
318. 11:39I'm done with her.
319. 11:41Oh, trust me, Lena. I'm done with her as
320. 11:44well. I don't want anything to do with
321. 11:46her anymore. I've been giving in to her
322. 11:48demands for a while now. I didn't see
323. 11:50how selfish and spoiled she was getting.
324. 11:53I guess this is a wake-up call for me,
325. 11:55too. I hope Dad sees it as well. Just
326. 11:57then, Key's phone rang. It was his dad,
327. 12:00Rick, calling to understand what was
328. 12:02going on. Key answered the call and put
329. 12:04it on speaker.
330. 12:06Hey, Dad. You're on loudspeaker. Lena's
331. 12:09here as well. We assumed this is about
332. 12:11Mom.
333. 12:12Yes, it is. Key, what's going on? Your
334. 12:15mom called from the police station
335. 12:17saying she had been arrested. She told
336. 12:19me that Lena wrecked her new car and
337. 12:21blamed it on her. I don't understand
338. 12:23what's going on. Was Lena trying to spin
339. 12:25the story to get her way again?
340. 12:27Rick assumed Pam was telling the truth,
341. 12:30but he wasn't oblivious to his wife's
342. 12:31antics. He sought confirmation before
343. 12:34believing her outright. Key, on the
344. 12:36other hand, was super pissed at what Pam
345. 12:38tried to pull.
346. 12:39Dad, Mom is lying. She stole Lena's car
347. 12:42and wrecked it on purpose. She took the
348. 12:44keys when Lena wasn't looking. The dash
349. 12:47cams on the car caught everything. What
350. 12:49the hell? Key, why did your mother lie
351. 12:52to me? This is insane. I assume she
352. 12:54wants me to bail her out. Rick, this is
353. 12:57the same story she told Key when the
354. 12:59cops tried to arrest her. She thought I
355. 13:01didn't have proof of her driving my car.
356. 13:04Well, I have a double camera dash cam,
357. 13:06so her lies didn't work. Oh God, I
358. 13:09should have seen this coming. She had
359. 13:11been watching your new car for a while,
360. 13:13Lena. I thought she was just venting. I
361. 13:15never imagined she would go this far.
362. 13:18Rick was in complete shock after hearing
363. 13:20the details of what happened. He was
364. 13:22furious with Pam and ashamed of what she
365. 13:24had tried to pull. Key and Rick had a
366. 13:26private talk after which they hung up.
367. 13:28He later told me that Rick had no
368. 13:30intention of bailing Pam out. He was
369. 13:32both furious and disappointed. He also
370. 13:35sent me an apology text telling me not
371. 13:37to hate him for his wife's actions. It
372. 13:39broke my heart. I hoped he would do
373. 13:41better for himself. He didn't deserve
374. 13:43such a horrible wife like Pam. Well,
375. 13:45guess what, guys? The universe listened
376. 13:48to me. Rick met with Pam at the police
377. 13:50station and refused to bail her out. He
378. 13:52tried to get some remorse out of her and
379. 13:54see if she was willing to change
380. 13:56herself. But Pam wasn't done sabotaging
381. 13:58herself. She actually screamed at him
382. 14:01for being a useless husband who couldn't
383. 14:03give her a good car or bail her out of
384. 14:05prison. That was rich coming from
385. 14:07someone who left her job to mooch off
386. 14:09her son and husband. Rick was so angry
387. 14:11that he told Pam he was done. He came
388. 14:13home and called us telling us he would
389. 14:15be filing for divorce. He was done being
390. 14:18a verbal punching bag for his wife.
391. 14:20A year has passed since that incident.
392. 14:22Rick actually ended up divorcing Pam and
393. 14:25moving in with us. The court didn't even
394. 14:27give Pam alimony because she had
395. 14:29willingly left her job without
396. 14:31consulting Rick. They didn't have much
397. 14:33and whatever she got out of the divorce
398. 14:35was spent on paying me back for the
399. 14:37damages to my car. Yes, I went ahead
400. 14:39with my case or rather my insurance
401. 14:41company did. I got a replacement car
402. 14:43within a month and all was well with me.
403. 14:46Pam was slapped with multiple charges
404. 14:48and made to pay a lot of money. She went
405. 14:50back to working two jobs because she
406. 14:52didn't have money to pay my insurance
407. 14:54and sustain herself. She did try to beg
408. 14:57Key and me for help, but we shut the
409. 14:59door in her face. Since then, we have
410. 15:01had no contact with her.
411. 15:03Last I heard, she was staying with a
412. 15:05family member who didn't tolerate her
413. 15:06nonsense. Pam is now poor and unhappy,
414. 15:09but I guess that's what she gets for
415. 15:11being a greedy and entitled woman.