Arely Gist

  My Husband Left Me for Another Woman After Mocking My Looks During Pregnancy, but I Got the Last Laugh  During my pregnancy, my husband changed. He mocked my looks, ignored my pain, and made me feel worthless. Then, he left me for someone else, thinking he had won. But what he didn’t know was that I had a plan of my own. And when the time came, he never saw it coming. Pregnancy. One of the most beautiful moments in a woman’s life. That is, of course, if she has a loving husband who supports her every step of the way. As for me, I had not only constant morning sickness throughout all the months of my pregnancy but also Arnie, who never got tired of reminding me how bad I had started to look. Before my pregnancy, we had a good relationship. Arnie practically carried me in his arms. He made me feel like the most cherished woman in the world, always finding little ways to show his love. When we decided to have a baby, he was just as happy as I was, grinning ear to ear as...

  My Stepdad Said He Doesn't Eat the Same Meal Twice and That My Mom Should Cook Fresh Food Every Day — So I Gave Him a Wake-up Call My stepdad demanded a fresh-cooked meal every day, like it was the 1950s. When my mom tried reheating leftover food, he tossed it and said real wives cook daily. I watched her shrink under the man who'd forgotten what gratitude looked like. So I served him a taste of humility. After Dad died six years ago, my mom, Colleen, moved through life like a ghost. They'd been college sweethearts, married for 32 golden years with the kind of love that doesn't need spotlights. He'd bring her coffee every morning and kiss her temple before leaving for work. She'd fold his socks the way he liked—paired and rolled, never bunched. I called her every day from two states away, but phone calls couldn't fill the empty chair at her dinner table. "I'm fine, sweetie," she'd say, but I could hear the hollowness in her voice. Then ca...

 My Mom Kicked My Husband Out of Her Birthday Because He's 'Just a Plumber' When my mom invited us to her lavish birthday brunch, I didn't expect a red carpet. But I didn't expect her to throw my husband out either. Apparently, being "just a plumber" wasn't up to her champagne standards. My parents were the couple everyone envied in high school. Dad with his easy smile and broad shoulders, Mom with her cheerleader enthusiasm and infectious laugh. They were prom king and queen, and then they were husband and wife before either turned 20. Everyone said they were perfect together. Growing up, I watched my mother stand by my father through everything. When his contracting business struggled those first few years, she waitressed double shifts. When he threw his back out lifting sheetrock, she learned to drive his truck so jobs wouldn't fall behind. They were a team, working in perfect harmony from their modest three-bedroom ranch house. ...

 I Fell for My Daughter-in-Law's Grumpy Neighbor, but Thanksgiving Exposed the Awful Truth About Our Relationship  Living with my son and his unbearable wife was far from the peaceful arrangement I had imagined. But when the grumpy neighbor next door unexpectedly asked me to dinner, everything began to change. Little did I know, a secret plan was unfolding — one that would turn my life upside down. I had been living with my son Andrew and his ever-resentful wife, Kate, for two weeks. It wasn’t an arrangement either of them had ever wanted, but my accidental, slightly exaggerated leg injury had finally forced Kate’s reluctant consent. She opposed it, of course—she had for years—but this time, she had no choice. Stepping out onto the porch that morning, I spotted her in the yard, raking leaves. Watching her from a distance, I sighed. The poor girl hadn’t the faintest idea what she was doing. “Kate, you’re doing it all wrong!” I called, raising my voice. She didn’t even l...

  Son Sees His Old Mother's Will and Orders Her to Pack Her Stuff Immediately — Story of the Day A son discovers his mother's will and what he reads in it makes him tell her to pack her bags immediately and get ready to leave his house. Gerald Nizbit stared at the text on his screen in astonishment, then he picked up the phone. "Helen," he said crisply to his assistant. "Get me my lawyer on the phone, then Margaret Pratt, then my mother -- in that order!" Helen had been Gerald's personal assistant for ten years, and she knew he wasn't a particularly patient man, so she immediately started calling his attorney. In his office, Gerald was staring at the screen and shaking his head in disbelief. Oh, he was going to pay her back for this! Finally, Helen managed to get hold of the lawyer and put him through. "Sam," said Gerald crisply. "Old boy, I just wanted to advise you that you committed a faux pas! You sent me my mother's ...

  Chase Chrisley Reveals What His Parents Todd and Julie's Reunion After Prison Was Like The actor and TV personality recently sat down for an interview, where he recalled his parents' reunion and shared how the couple communicated while in prison. Chase Chrisley spoke with Entertainment Tonight's Kevin Frazier shortly after President Donald Trump pardoned his parents, Julie and Todd Chrisley. Their chat begins with Kevin asking Chase to recount the moment his family became whole again. "Man," Chase began, becoming visibly emotional. "It was a beautiful moment. I don't think it really hit me until they were both home." Chase remembered how he got to see his parents embrace once again. "We're all hugging each other and crying. [...] It was just a beautiful moment, and answered prayers for sure, I mean, I can't even describe it—the amount of joy that I felt," he told Kevin. Kevin then noted that Ju...

 After My Husband's Death, My MIL Whispered to My Daughter, 'I'll Take You from Her' After my husband's death, I moved in with my mother-in-law for the sake of my daughter. I thought we could support each other in our grief—until I overheard her whisper to my child, “I’ll take you from her.” That was the moment I knew I had to fight. I stood at the edge of the grave with my daughter in my arms, her tiny hands fisted in the collar of my coat. The wind swept through the cemetery, pulling at my clothes, but I barely felt it. My whole body was numb. Somewhere behind me, the priest was speaking, but his voice sounded like it came from the bottom of a well. The coffin had already been lowered into the ground. I stared at it, and all I could think about was how much I wanted to lie down there beside it. Beside him. Eric. He was gone. The man I had built my life with, laughed with, argued with, cried with, raised a daughter with. The man I loved more than anyone els...