“My mother-in-law asked my daughter to call her ‘mom’. I became furious”

A good relationship with their in-laws is the goal of most young couples. Many people will also agree that the help of grandparents or parents-in-law with a small child can be invaluable. However, sometimes it may happen that one of the parties significantly exceeds certain inviolable boundaries. One of the Reddit forum users found out about this. Therefore, she asked the other members of the platform for advice.

She initially stated that she came from Great Britain. She wrote that she “became furious with her mother-in-law” after she “asked her daughter to call her ‘mom’. ‘Even though my mother-in-law knows that my daughter calls me ‘mommy'” – the woman pointed out.

I got angry with my mother-in-law because I feel like she is undermining my role as a mom. He crosses boundaries and makes my daughter feel confused and is just blatantly disrespectful

– we read in her entry. The author of the post decided to confront her husband’s mother and explained to her that she was her daughter’s mother and she did not want the child to address her grandmother in this way. This in turn angered the woman’s partner. He stated that “his wife showed disrespect to his mother.”

He also said that I was making a big deal out of nothing and playing the victim because I was oversensitive. He didn’t even want to talk to me and spent New Year’s Eve with his mother, leaving us alone (me and our two children)

– she added. She then asked users whether her reaction was really exaggerated and what they thought she should do in such a situation.

“Your husband has no respect for you”

People rushed to react in the comments. Many of them suggested that it was not the mother-in-law who was the “biggest problem”…

So your husband has no respect for you. He hit you, instead of standing up for you, he left you and the children alone… but your problem is your mother-in-law? Girl, your mother-in-law is the least of your problems you should worry about

– we read in one of the entries.

Forget about your mother-in-law. She’s nothing compared to your husband

So we know where your husband got this distorted thinking – his mother put it into his head all his life

Your husband is not on your side and probably never will be. Sounds like a ‘sissy’ who will never support you….

– we read in the remaining selected comments.

Sources: Reddit/Mirror.co.uk