Powerhungry mother pays for our wedding photos as a gift, but then thinks she owns them just because

she paid for them. Here's what happened. Subscribe to Am I the jerk on YouTube and hit the

bell for notifications. So my wife and I are young and didn't have much money, so we asked

our respective parents to help out as much as they could. Her parents, who are amazing people,

help way more than we could have ever asked, and never asked for anything in return. They

actually were surprised that my wife was able to pull off as much as she did with the small amount

we had. My dad had recently been through a terrible divorce and had moved to a new place.

I didn't feel comfortable asking him for money, so the majority of the load was left my mother

and stepfather. One thing about my mother is nothing is ever simply a gift with her.

Everything comes with a twist. You just never know when she'll use it against you. When we

mentioned that we needed help, of course she was more than happy to help. Her gift to us was to

pick whatever photographer we wanted no matter the price. We happily accepted and thanked them both.

Fast forward several months later, the wedding is finished and we are barely a month into our

marriage. A little more background about the story. My grandfather, my mom's dad, was in the

late stages of dementia. He no longer recognized anyone, believed his dreams were real, and never

really answered with anything much more than the occasional yeah to anything he was asked.

It was a rough time watching him turn into this. Of course, my mother refused to believe he

didn't know who she was or who I was, and regularly told us that we were wrong when we would try

to convince her he was absent mentally. So the wedding is done and we're waiting for the pictures.

All 699 of them. Occasionally in contact with the photographer to check in and see how things

are progressing. It was always a friendly conversation. One day, my wife receives a concerning email from

the photographer asking her to please have my mom stop harassing her for pictures. Confused by

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