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How to deal with my hateful mother in law.?
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I'm an atheist, and let preface this story with telling you that she isn't religious.
I went to her house for easter, and while I don't celebrate easter for its religious implications, I keep my mouth shut, because there is no reason to ruin it for everyone else and causing a huge unnecessary scene.
I do not say "happy easter, merry christmas" etc, I simply say thank you and walk away or say happy holidays. She was yelling how it was disrespectful and so wrong, I told her
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I acknowledged the greeting but I don't support the religious significance, I asked her if I could help her with dinner and she said "No, I don't need any help."
She then went to go tell my husband that I refused to tell her "happy easter", He obviously told her that I didn't have to and I have every right to do what I'm comfortable with.
She then made us have a 3 minute long prayer which is a new thing, and she reference non believers as "lost".
My husband was obviously upset and told her he found it funny how she's only a "christian" this easter, and from then on the dinner was awkward. I know she has every right to believe that ever she wants, but so do I. She then made a post on facebook hours later about how rude and horrible it is, to not acknowledge holiday greeting, that you have to say it back out of respect. She's clearly to dumb to understand that you can respect someone's beliefs (which I have) without participating.
6 Answers
- Anonymous5 years agoFavorite Answer
A shotgun might work...
- Anonymous5 years ago
Usually when it comes to your in-laws you need help from your mate. Since they're not your parents, you ll need your mate to draw the line and set boundaries for their parents. You might need to sit and openly discuss what's going on, how it makes you feel and also what could be done to help the situation. Doing so could help your mate see the situation realistically and not feel trapped in an unsolvable situation. Know too it might also take time to set these boundaries because some parents are difficult in that they see you setting boundaries, they don't like it and they challenge you. So dont give up. Being firm can have positive results in the end.
- Anonymous5 years ago
I know that the article at http://m.wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/2010091?q helped me get through some very difficult times with my mother-in-law. I dislike most things about this woman, from her gruff booming voice and tough woman facade to her insistence on running her own agenda at everyone else's expense. And my husband doesn't even like her because of the hypocrisy and negligence she displayed to him growing up. She is the main reason why he is so screwed up now and has to work so hard as a middle-aged man to unravel all of that stuff and reverse its impact. But this article helped me to put things into perspective and be supportive of a healthy relationship between them and for me to maintain good relations with her despite knowing that if it wasn't for my husband being related to her I would not have anything to do with her.
- 5 years ago
Haahahah no wonder ur mother in law would hate you. Whatever u answered on my post... u sound like a spoiled brat, ur husband made a mistake marrying u and ur mother in law would definitely hate anybody like u cuz u spoiled her sons life.
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- BeastUnleashedLv 65 years ago
Get addicted to drugs and alcohol and you'll never notice her. Or you can get addicted to food and become a new member of "My 600 pound life"
