Relationships with in-laws are sometimes not the best. It’s not so bad when they are neutral, but sometimes we just don’t like them. Different characters and different approaches to many life issues may become a source of intra-family conflicts, but the most common complaints concern interference in marital life or raising children.
Of course, in many families there are no such disputes, and both spouses and parents-in-law have warm feelings for each other. In the case of one of the users of the popular online forum Reddit, this is unfortunately not the case. The woman does not have a good relationship with her mother-in-law, and her mother-in-law does not shy away from pinning her down.
My mother-in-law can’t stop herself from making comments
She decided to describe one of such situations online. Well, the author of the entry comes from Texas. While the state’s winters are rarely harsh, residents are dealing with some extremely extreme weather this time around. A few days ago, the author of the entry had to pick up her children from school while her husband was at work. A huge snowstorm had just broken out.
However, the American did what she had to do. She added that she was doing great behind the wheel and there was really no other option than to face the unfavorable – to put it mildly – weather conditions. “I’m an excellent driver. I made sure I had my high beams on and drove slowly…” the woman said.
Mother-in-law: “I’m glad you didn’t kill my grandchildren”
As soon as she got home with the children, literally 10 minutes after they entered the house, the phone rang. It was her mother-in-law. She explained that she wanted to check “what was happening to them.” When the author of the entry reassured her that they had reached home safe and sound, her husband’s mother did not refuse to comment.
And she said, ‘Oh, good, I’m glad you didn’t kill my grandchildren.’ He must be kidding me, right?’
– we read in the entry.
He always makes such snide remarks. And when I tell my husband about it, he gets angry and tells me to ignore her because ‘I know what she is like’. Yes, I know, but I’ll be the mean one towards her, I’ll be the ‘bad one’
– she added.
“Not your mom, not your problem”
People in the comments encouraged her. Many advised her to significantly limit contact with her mother-in-law. “Block her or at least mute her,” one Internet user advised. “Not your mother – not your problem, let your son take care of her. You have your own children,” someone else pointed out.
Tell your husband that this is how you are: when someone is mean to you, you respond in the same way. If she wants to escalate the situation, she will be met with exactly the same energy
– we read. But some also said it was better to just ignore the harsh comments – just as her husband advised.
Source: Gazeta
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