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3 days ago
- General
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Husband Has Surprising Response After Wife Asks Mother-in-Law to Stop Rearranging Their House
The woman's mother-in-law started small by moving salt and pepper shakers but has been increasingly misplacing thingsNEED TO KNOW A woman's mother-in-law has been coming over every week and rearranging their things The woman's mother-in-law started small by moving salt and pepper shakers, but has been testing their boundaries She crossed a line after throwing out the woman's family recipesA woman says her mother-in-law's behavior at family dinners has been driving her "insane." In a Reddit post, the woman shares that her mother-in-law comes over every Sunday for dinner, and while she is cooking, her mother-in-law rearranges things in her home. 'It started small like she'd move my salt and pepper to what she thought was a better spot or mess with how I had my coffee mugs arranged,' the woman writes. 'I didn't say anything because complaining about that seemed pretty petty.' Recently, her mother-in-law took it upon herself to rearrange the poster's spice cabinet, claiming her current "system didn't make sense and alphabetical was obviously better." However, the new method backfired, and it took the poster "forever to find anything after that" because she "had [her] own way of organizing things" beforehand. Her mother-in-law's "help" wasn't just limited to the kitchen, as she also folded all of their laundry that was on the couch. "Sounds nice right? Wrong. She put everything in completely wrong places," the poster writes. "My husband's work shirts ended up in my drawer, mixed up all the kids clothes, and somehow my underwear ended up with the kitchen towels." Fast forward to their most recent Sunday dinner, and she found her mother-in-law 'reorganizing my bookshelf and throwing away what she called old magazines.' However, the items weren't old magazines, but rather 'recipe cards in magazine holders," most of which were handwritten by her late grandmother. 'I asked her to please stop moving my things and explained about the recipe cards. She got all defensive saying she was just trying to help and my house needed organization," the poster writes. "My husband sided with her and said I should appreciate that she cares enough to help clean. Now she won't talk to me and my husband thinks I was rude for not being grateful,' she ends. Never miss a story — sign up for to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. Most people in the comments sided with the woman, noting that her husband should be sticking up for her. 'She is a guest in your home. She should not be rearranging anything without your explicit permission,' one person wrote. 'You are stating a problem in a non-confrontational manner. You need to explain to him that this goes beyond helpful, but seems passive aggressive," another added. "It was nice of her to fold things but putting them away in the wrong places was malicious and crossing a boundary." "He needs to ask his mother why she feels the need to reorganize and change things in your home," they continued. "He needs to ask his mother if she would like it if his wife came into her home and reorganized things.' Read the original article on People Solve the daily Crossword
Yahoo
4 days ago
- Yahoo
Man Calls Wife 'Heartless' for Saying She's Glad His Late Mom Never Met Their Daughter
The woman says she was treated poorly by her mother-in-law, and believes her daughter would have been treated the sameNEED TO KNOW A woman told her husband that she was glad his mother wasn't around anymore, but now she wonders if she "crossed a line" The woman explained that she was treated poorly by her mother-in-law, and believes her daughter would have faced the same treatment However, her husband told her that she was "heartless" and now they are fightingA woman's mother-in-law is still a sore subject for her and her husband, even after her death. The woman took to Reddit to share insight into a recent argument with her husband regarding her late mother-in-law, whom the poster described as a "nightmare." "Lifetime movie villain level. She called me a gold digger for marrying her precious son, 'forgot' to invite me to family holidays for three years, and once mailed him a framed photo of his ex with a note saying, 'The one who got away,'" the woman shares. "When we announced our pregnancy, she said, 'I'll believe it's his when I see the DNA test.' " However, her mother-in-law "suddenly" died in a car accident last year. "My husband was wrecked, obviously, and I held him through it, but inside? Relief," she writes. "Deep, ugly relief." While the woman quickly moved on, her husband has had a hard time, especially after the arrival of their now 4-month-old daughter. "Last night, husband got drunk and tearful, saying, 'I wish Mom could've held her just once,'" she recalls. The woman, "sleep-deprived and still sore from breastfeeding," snapped and replied, "Thank god she didn't. She would've made our kid feel like s--- the way she did me." After a moment of "silence," her husband told her that she was "heartless" and he slept on the couch. "Part of me knows I crossed a line. But another part? Stands by it," she writes. "She was cruel, and death doesn't erase that. He's grieving a mom who wasn't real, the version he wished she was." Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. Many people in the comments sided with the woman, with some questioning whether her husband ever tried to stand up for her while his mom was still alive. "No, he always apologized to me but never really did anything or talk to his mother. Sadly," the poster replied to one commenter. Read the original article on People Solve the daily Crossword
Yahoo
7 days ago
- Lifestyle
- Yahoo
Woman Fed Up with Mother-in-Law's Creative Ways to Drop by Unannounced
NEED TO KNOW One woman says her mother-in-law is finding creative ways to drop by her home unannounced In a post on Reddit, the woman writes that her husband's mom stops by to see everything from art hung on the walls to a new furniture orientation Now, she's turning to the internet for adviceOne woman says her mother-in-law is finding creative ways to drop by her home unannounced — but she's had enough of the unexpected visits. In a post published on Reddit, the anonymous woman writes that her husband's mother "seems to have wiggled her way into my life." Despite her husband recently telling his mom the couple couldn't spend a lot of time with her, she has now found new ways to interject herself into their lives. "She calls my husband when she's close by, asking if she can stop by to either see the pictures we hung on the wall, our new furniture orientation, or even our new table in the house (which she saw when we bought it at the store because she was there)," she writes. "But she hasn't seen it in the house so she needs to come over?" She continues: "Or when we finished some home projects and she called saying she had to drop something off for my husband, came over looked at it and gave her opinions and left without giving anything ... Then my husband and I decided to do a trip this year and she heard about it and said she's always wanted to go and we should go together." "How do I prevent this behavior now and her just thinking she needs to come over because she wants to see every time we do something new in the house?" she asks in the ending of her post. Never miss a story — sign up for to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. Other Reddit users are advising the woman to find her mother-in-law a hobby. Writes one commenter: "She is lonely. She needs to find an outlet other than you and your husband. Is there a seniors' center in your city? I think the Y has classes for seniors. She could do tai chi or aquatic classes and meet people her own age." Adds another: "You are going to have to sit down with your husband and come up with some consequences to her overstepping, then explain to her what they are and what will trigger consequences: 'You need to stop coming up with excuses to come to our house. We will invite you when we are ready.' " Read the original article on People Solve the daily Crossword
