When did I become the bad guy??

I was really sick two weeks ago with tonsillitis and pharyngitis. I couldn't swallow, I could barely breathe and I couldn't talk.

Ever since, I've had trouble sleeping - I wake up several times in the middle of the night, in the mornings I'm tired, and my nose is clogged, etc.

My husband told me that my sleep problems are likely related to sudden onset of obscene snoring. He says I used to be a heavy breather, but now I have EXTREMELY bad snoring. He even got up in the middle of the night and video taped me.

The next morning, he showed me the tape and he laughed so hard tears were coming down his face. The kids were laughing. We had a relative over and she was laughing. Everyone thought it was hilarious - expect me!

In the middle of the laugther, my husband says to me "Your snoring sounds like a broken down garbage truck." Everyone again breaks out in laughter. (He always makes crazy analogies.)

I was so embarrassed that I said, "No, I snore like your MOTHER!!" (I know this was wrong, but it seemed so right in the heat of the moment.)

Obviously, this struck a nerve. He said "What has my mother done that would make you say something like that?"

I thought about it and I couldn't think of a single thing she's done to offend me. At least nothing in the last 5 years - she used to be cold and cruel and say nasty things, but you know what, she's changed and I hadn't even realized it!

I apparently have a really nice mother-in-law and I hadn't even noticed. And now, I'VE become the bad guy! I thought that was supposed to be her job....

Chanda