My Mother-in-Law’s Surveillance Gift
Language: en
Three years of marriage. I quit my job, became a full-time mom, and hadn't visited my parents out of state once. My mother-in-law, Eleanor, said she felt bad for me. So, she gifted us a $12,000 high-end, fully automated smart home system. I was incredibly touched. Until one morning, I woke up ten minutes late. The smart speaker in the hallway suddenly blasted her voice: "Get out of bed and make breakfast! Don't let my son starve!" That was when I realized. The cameras, our spending logs, and my call history—everything was being synced directly to her phone. I bought a $38 hand…