Navigating sorrow and the loss of a spouse may be extremely difficult, and moving forward is often difficult. Donna, our reader, found love again after her husband passed away and she is now expecting her first child.

However, Donna’s situation has gotten complicated: she lives in a house owned by her in-laws, and they are upset about her plans to bring her new lover into the house. Faced with this anxiety, the pregnant mother contacted us for guidance.

This is Donna’s letter:

My in-laws let us live in their second house when we got married. Soon after, my husband got sick and passed away before we could start a family. My in-laws supported me and told me I could continue living there.

Four years later, I found love again and am now pregnant. My boyfriend doesn’t own a place and will be moving in with me. However, my mother-in-law said, “Bringing another man there is an insult to my son!” I refused to leave, and my father-in-law was silent on the matter.

Days later, I was stunned to find a large box of my clothes on the porch. I then received a call from an unknown number, which turned out to be a lawyer who informed me that my father-in-law has put the house up for sale. She told me that I have a month to collect the rest of my belongings and move out.

I am shocked and furious. Was I expected to remain a widow for life just to have a roof over my head?