When her daughter Susan arrived for dinner with her husband Stan and baby Gabriel, everything seemed normal. But during the meal, Elizabeth noticed disturbing behavior from Stan, and two days later, she urged her daughter to leave him.
Susan had married Stan three years ago, and at first, he seemed perfect—wealthy, charming, and attentive. But over time, small cracks began to show. At dinner, Stan made cruel, dismissive comments to Susan, treating her like a servant, and the tension was palpable. Later, Susan confided in her mother, revealing Stan’s controlling behavior—criticizing her appearance, her work, and even her parenting.
Susan explained that Stan was eroding her confidence and pressuring her to give up her career to be a full-time mother. He dismissed her feelings and used guilt to control her. Elizabeth, heartbroken, urged her daughter to leave before it got worse. Susan was hesitant, scared of being alone, but after weeks of conversations and support, she eventually decided to divorce him.
Stan reacted with mockery when she first mentioned the divorce, but Susan stood firm, reclaiming her independence. She moved in with her parents, and the divorce proceedings began. Though Elizabeth wondered if she had done the right thing, she knew she couldn’t stand by and watch her daughter suffer.