Your MIL has run roughshod over everyone in her sphere of influence. I'm guessing that your FIL is a victim of Stockholm syndrome.
"Stockholm syndrome, or capture-bonding, is a psychological phenomenon in which hostages express empathy and sympathy and have positive feelings toward their captors, sometimes to the point of defending and identifying with the captors."
Don't drink the koolaid pho. She probably dominates all the men in her life. My money's on you but work smart not hard. I look like Kevin Bacon's brother, Crispy Bacon
