Woman Shatters Novelty Mug Gifted by Son-in-Law. Now She Wants Him to Pay Her Deductible After Injuring Herself Doing it

Mar. 15, 2025

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A man says his mother-in-law has added insult to injury — quite literally — after intentionally destroying a novelty mug he gifted her and hurting herself in the process. Now, she wants him to pay for her insurance deductible.In a post shared anonymously toReddit, the man writes that the mug in question was a politically-charged novelty mug that he gave as something of a gag gift to his conservative mother-in-law.On her birthday, she opened her gift to see the mug, which reads, “Fell for it again award.“The man writes that she “realized what it was and had this sour look on her face while the mug earned a couple of chuckles. My sister-in-law jokingly teased her, asking if she liked it. She just stood up and excused herself to use the bathroom.““As she was about to leave, my sister-in-law said, ‘It’s just a joke, Mom,’ and my MIL grabbed the mug furiously off the table and slammed it on the ground, shattering the glass. A shard gave her a pretty sizable cut on her ankle.“Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.The women then had to go get stitches for the cut, the man’s wife argued that the couple “should pay for the deductible, because she claims I’m the cause of the entire incident, but I said no.“His wife then got mad, calling him immature, and the couple did end up paying the deductible.But Reddit users are overwhelmingly arguing that the man should not have paid, with one writing, “There is absolutely no reason you should be paying because this grown woman had a childish outburst.“Stock photo of a broken mug.GettyAdded another commenter: “If a grown adult smashes something in anger and ends up hurt because of it, that’s on them. Not the person who bought the object. Next time, what—if she throws a plate and breaks her wrist, are you paying for surgery too?“Still, others argued that the man should now be as petty as possible when it comes to future gift exchanges.“I’d be getting her nothing but offensive mugs from here on out,” wrote another commenter.

A man says his mother-in-law has added insult to injury — quite literally — after intentionally destroying a novelty mug he gifted her and hurting herself in the process. Now, she wants him to pay for her insurance deductible.

In a post shared anonymously toReddit, the man writes that the mug in question was a politically-charged novelty mug that he gave as something of a gag gift to his conservative mother-in-law.

On her birthday, she opened her gift to see the mug, which reads, “Fell for it again award.”

The man writes that she “realized what it was and had this sour look on her face while the mug earned a couple of chuckles. My sister-in-law jokingly teased her, asking if she liked it. She just stood up and excused herself to use the bathroom.”

“As she was about to leave, my sister-in-law said, ‘It’s just a joke, Mom,’ and my MIL grabbed the mug furiously off the table and slammed it on the ground, shattering the glass. A shard gave her a pretty sizable cut on her ankle.”

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The women then had to go get stitches for the cut, the man’s wife argued that the couple “should pay for the deductible, because she claims I’m the cause of the entire incident, but I said no.”

His wife then got mad, calling him immature, and the couple did end up paying the deductible.

But Reddit users are overwhelmingly arguing that the man should not have paid, with one writing, “There is absolutely no reason you should be paying because this grown woman had a childish outburst.”

Stock photo of a broken mug.Getty

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Added another commenter: “If a grown adult smashes something in anger and ends up hurt because of it, that’s on them. Not the person who bought the object. Next time, what—if she throws a plate and breaks her wrist, are you paying for surgery too?”

Still, others argued that the man should now be as petty as possible when it comes to future gift exchanges.

“I’d be getting her nothing but offensive mugs from here on out,” wrote another commenter.

source: people.com