{"id":1375,"date":"2026-01-01T22:50:43","date_gmt":"2026-01-01T17:50:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/us\/?p=1375"},"modified":"2026-01-01T23:13:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-01T18:13:13","slug":"i-found-a-doll-that-looks-just-like-me-in-my-mils-house-i-thought-it-was-a-coincidence-until-i-showed-it-to-my-husband","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/us\/i-found-a-doll-that-looks-just-like-me-in-my-mils-house-i-thought-it-was-a-coincidence-until-i-showed-it-to-my-husband\/","title":{"rendered":"My Mother-in-Law\u2019s Doll Looked Just Like Me \u2014 And That\u2019s When Everything Started to Go Wrong"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"107\" data-end=\"219\">\u201cLook at this,\u201d I murmured to myself, holding up the knitted doll I had just pulled from the back of the closet.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"221\" data-end=\"275\">My stomach tightened the moment I really looked at it.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"277\" data-end=\"407\">The doll had my dark hair, my eye color, even a small stitched mole in the same place as mine. It wasn\u2019t just similar\u2014it was <em data-start=\"402\" data-end=\"406\">me<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"409\" data-end=\"547\">Trying to laugh it off, I snapped a photo and sent it to Ethan. He was at work, and I figured he\u2019d find it oddly cute or at least amusing.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"549\" data-end=\"586\">A few minutes later, my phone buzzed.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"588\" data-end=\"663\"><strong data-start=\"588\" data-end=\"663\">\u201cOh no! You don\u2019t know my mom\u2026 whatever you do, DON\u2019T TOUCH IT, honey!\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"665\" data-end=\"694\">My heart skipped.<br data-start=\"682\" data-end=\"685\" \/>Too late.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"696\" data-end=\"724\">I\u2019d already been holding it.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"726\" data-end=\"990\">At first, I told myself I was overreacting. But as I reread his message, a slow wave of dread crept in. Lorraine\u2014my mother-in-law\u2014had never liked me. She was cold, judgmental, and deeply superstitious. She believed in \u201cfamily traditions\u201d she never fully explained.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"992\" data-end=\"1032\">Could this be\u2026 some kind of voodoo doll?<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1034\" data-end=\"1088\">I marched downstairs, gripping the doll like evidence.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1090\" data-end=\"1144\">\u201cLorraine,\u201d I demanded, holding it up. \u201cWhat is this?\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1146\" data-end=\"1172\">Her face drained of color.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1174\" data-end=\"1260\">\u201cOh no!\u201d she gasped. \u201cWhat have you done? Now it\u2019s not going to work! Put it back or\u2014\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1262\" data-end=\"1344\">\u201cOr what?\u201d I snapped. \u201cWhy does this doll look like me? Why was it in our closet?\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1346\" data-end=\"1427\">Her mouth hardened. \u201cIt\u2019s none of your business. Put it back where you found it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1429\" data-end=\"1531\">\u201cNo,\u201d I said firmly. \u201cIt <em data-start=\"1454\" data-end=\"1458\">is<\/em> my business if it\u2019s in the room we\u2019re staying in. Tell me what this is.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1533\" data-end=\"1595\">She snatched it from my hands. \u201cYou don\u2019t need to know, girl.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1597\" data-end=\"1654\">Then she disappeared into her bedroom, slamming the door.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1656\" data-end=\"1766\">That night, unease clung to me like a second skin. And when I opened the closet again later, my breath caught.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1768\" data-end=\"1786\">The doll was back.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1788\" data-end=\"1854\">Moments later, Ethan walked in, took one look at it, and exploded.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1856\" data-end=\"1975\">\u201cMom! Are you serious? You\u2019re doing this again?\u201d he shouted, storming into the living room. I followed, heart pounding.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1977\" data-end=\"2047\">Lorraine crossed her arms. \u201cI\u2019m acting in the family\u2019s best interest.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2049\" data-end=\"2154\">\u201cThis is weird,\u201d Ethan snapped, grabbing the doll and tossing it into the trash. \u201cYou\u2019re crossing lines.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2156\" data-end=\"2225\">\u201cWhat do you mean <em data-start=\"2174\" data-end=\"2181\">again<\/em>?\u201d I asked him later. He refused to explain.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2227\" data-end=\"2265\">\u201cI just want to go home,\u201d he muttered.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2267\" data-end=\"2306\">The next morning, I checked the closet.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2308\" data-end=\"2333\">The doll was there again.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2335\" data-end=\"2365\">Only this time\u2026 it was bigger.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2367\" data-end=\"2497\">I tried to ignore it. We were only staying with Lorraine because our house was being renovated. Just one more week, I told myself.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2499\" data-end=\"2524\">But my body didn\u2019t agree.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2526\" data-end=\"2724\">I was exhausted all day. By afternoon, I could barely keep my eyes open. When I woke from a nap, something felt wrong. In the bathroom mirror, I noticed a small patch of missing hair near my temple.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2726\" data-end=\"2744\">My hands trembled.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2746\" data-end=\"2778\">The doll. The fatigue. The hair.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2780\" data-end=\"2931\">The next morning, I threw up violently. The day after that, my face was swollen and puffy. Lorraine acted perfectly normal, but I felt her watching me.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2933\" data-end=\"3038\">Desperate, I googled voodoo, curses\u2014anything that could explain this. Then a different thought struck me.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3040\" data-end=\"3063\">What if I was pregnant?<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3065\" data-end=\"3106\">The symptoms lined up too well to ignore.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3108\" data-end=\"3176\">I bought a pregnancy test the next morning and waited, heart racing.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3178\" data-end=\"3187\">Positive.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3189\" data-end=\"3260\">Relief and joy flooded me\u2014until I walked out of the bathroom and froze.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3262\" data-end=\"3373\">Lorraine stood in the kitchen, on the phone, whispering excitedly while stuffing padding into the doll\u2019s belly.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3375\" data-end=\"3431\">That night at dinner, my hands shook as I held the test.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3433\" data-end=\"3456\">\u201cI\u2019m pregnant,\u201d I said.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3458\" data-end=\"3478\">Ethan\u2019s face lit up.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3480\" data-end=\"3511\">Lorraine screamed, \u201cIT WORKED!\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3513\" data-end=\"3544\">Silence crashed over the table.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3546\" data-end=\"3724\">She clapped her hands, beaming. \u201cIt\u2019s a family tradition! You make a doll of the woman, keep it close, grow the belly\u2026 and soon, a baby comes. I wanted to be a grandma so badly.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3726\" data-end=\"3807\">\u201cYou scared me,\u201d I said, tears burning. \u201cYou took my hair. You hid this from me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3809\" data-end=\"3865\">\u201cI didn\u2019t want you to think I was crazy,\u201d she whispered.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3867\" data-end=\"3931\">\u201cThat doesn\u2019t make it okay,\u201d Ethan said firmly. \u201cWe\u2019re leaving.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3933\" data-end=\"3944\">And we did.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3946\" data-end=\"4062\">That night, I packed our bags. We were starting a new chapter\u2014one without secrets, fear, or dolls hidden in closets.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"4064\" data-end=\"4090\">Still, sometimes I wonder\u2026<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"4092\" data-end=\"4132\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"><strong data-start=\"4092\" data-end=\"4132\" data-is-last-node=\"\">Do you think we did the right thing?<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cLook at this,\u201d I murmured to myself, holding up the knitted doll I had just pulled from the back of the closet. My stomach tightened the moment I really looked at it. The doll had my dark hair, my eye color, even a small stitched mole in the same place as mine. 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