Man gifts mother-in-law provocative coffee mug for her birthday, she angrily smashes it and demands he pay her hospital bill: 'A shard gave her a pretty sizable cut on her ankle'

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One man didn't quite understand that, though, and pushed the boundaries a little too far with his mother-in-law. She was not so receptive to the so-called gag gift and had an outsize reaction. But commenters were torn on whether or not he was responsible for what happened next. Read on for the story.
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AITA for refusing to pay for my mother-in-law's deductible after she smashed the gift I gave her?

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"This was the mug for reference"

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Some commenters condemned the mother-in-law's reaction.

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Others thought he was out of pocket for his gift choice and deserved to pay.

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