MIL kept opening my packages. So I ordered a vibrating surprise with overnight shipping. She opened it—and left it on the living room table.

CW: Adult content / Petty revenge

I’ve been working on a small claims case and needed to order supplies—binders, page protectors, labels, etc. My name is clearly on every box.

But my MIL? She opens packages like it’s a hobby. Doesn’t check the name, doesn’t ask. Just runs to the front door and rips stuff open like she’s in an unboxing video no one asked for.

She already opened one of my boxes full of legal supplies and pretended it was meant for my FIL. (I had ordered a Jeep starter for him, which comes in a small padded envelope. This was a huge box. She knew what she was doing.)

She wanted me to react. Yell. Curse. Disrespect her so she could play victim. But I’ve been around her long enough to know the game.

So instead… I made a move.

I went on Amazon and ordered a very large mechanical adult toy. Vibrating. Loud. Intimidating.
Overnight shipping. With my name on it.

I have a camera on the porch because I live in a woodsy area and also had issues with a contractor. I get the notification: “5 stops away.”

I sit by the window. I wait.

Then—thump.
The package hits the porch.

Then—her footsteps. FAST.
She sprints to the front door, grabs the box, and vanishes into her room.

I wait.
Silence.
Not a peep.

Fifteen minutes later, I come out to walk my dog…

And there it is.

The box.
Sitting wide open. On the living room table.
Not hidden. Not mentioned. Just… there.

She hasn’t said a word since.
And I? I’ve never known such peace.

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TL;DR:
MIL kept opening my packages trying to bait me into drama. So I ordered a mechanical adult toy. She opened it, left it on the living room table, and hasn’t said a word since.