They say you can’t choose your family. But it’s still one of the most important things in a person’s life. There are all kinds of families and the greatest thing is that they are there through thick and thin. And every family lives through a conflict. It doesn’t matter if it’s a casual argument or heated fight, what matters the most is the way how it is handled. Sometimes the best thing to solve a certain problem is to reflect on what was said and ask for advice.
Reddit user Question-56735 asked other users online whether she was right for not apologizing to her mother-in-law after they had a fight. The story starts with the user stating that her husband got in an accident and had to be intensively taken care of at home.
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His side of the family also decided to help the woman in this situation. So, his mother and his brother, along with the rest of the family, became frequent guests at their home. The Reddit user also revealed that she is 4 months pregnant, so it’s only natural to assume that she really needs all the help she can get.
This Reddit user asked people online whether she was right for not making dinner for her MIL after taking care of her husband
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However, the woman reveals that once her MIL and BIL with his family come over, all they do is sit and do nothing helpful while she takes care of the husband and the house. The conflict escalated further after MIL asked her “Hey where's our dinner?” after she was running back and forth, taking care of her husband. The woman told her to go and help herself out as she just doesn’t have the capacity to do it all.
While the wife was taking care of her husband and their home, her MIL was "helping" by sitting in the living room
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After the heated argument, the wife asked them all to leave. Now she wonders if she was wrong for not making dinner for her husband’s family and avoiding this conflict. A lot of users online agreed that she was right for standing up for herself and asking them to leave. It was also pointed out that since her husband’s mother is not much of a help, she should suspend her from coming over whenever she wants and have “visiting hours” instead.
What do you think about this situation? Leave your thoughts in the comments down below!
The wife asked others online if she was right for snapping at her MIL
People in the comments were shocked by MIL's behavior and advised the wife not to let in such "guests" anymore
