‘They acted like middle school bullies’: Vengeful bride and friends spoil difficult mother-in-law’s wedding make up, get reprimanded by husband

The only thing that’s harder than navigating the intricacies of marriage is doing that while also managing your in-laws. While you might not spend as much time with your partner’s parents as you do with your partner, a difficult mom or dad can put major pressure on an otherwise acceptable relationship. If they don’t treat …
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‘She overtopped us with our own child’: Sister-in-law babysits mom’s baby for free, gets chewed out for buying a more expensive highchair

It can be so easy to compare your ability to provide for your family to others. It’s one thing to be saving your extra money and intentionally not buying your 3-month-old designer sneakers for frugality’s sake, but when you have to buy everything cheaply, it can be extremely disheartening. Even if you’re not able to …
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‘She’s pretty much trying to steal your child’: Overbearing mother-in-law throws a baby shower for herself, but it’s not her baby

There are so many mother-in-law horror stories from around the internet that there’s a whole subreddit dedicated to it. It’s a classic gripe, the whole Meet the Parents franchise of movies is based around the phenomenon of hating your in-laws. But it’s classic for a reason. Family who’s not quite your family but acts like your family… that’s a …
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‘She started ranting about how I made her look bad to her kids’: Daughter-in-law insults grandmother for buying too many Christmas presents for her grandkids

It’s easy to lean into resentful feelings, especially over the holidays. You can look up all of your family members, old college friends, and unimportant acquaintances on Facebook and easily feel that you’re not doing enough for your kids. After all, don’t they deserve a perfect Christmas with expensive presents much more than the bratty …
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Inconsiderate Family Asks Daughter-In-Law to Be Their Server for Christmas Dinner

The holidays can be full of family tension. Christmas may revolve around good tidings and cheer, but there’s often a little bit of dirt mixed in with the glitter. Personalities clash, decades-long grudges come to the fore, and of course, there’s the specter of in-laws. Adding a new member to the family via marriage can …
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«How about you send the kids and you can do your own thing»: Grandparents exclude wheelchair-using son-in-law from their Christmas vacation

It’s abundantly clear that we don’t live in a particularly accessible world. According to the American’s With Disabilities Act, an «accessible» place is «a site, facility, work environment, service, or program that is easy to approach, enter, operate, participate in, and/or use safely and with dignity by a person with a disability.» Despite the ADA …
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Parent Admits to Daughter-In-Law She Wasn’t Invited to Family Outing Because of Her Weight

Everyone wants to be able to call themselves an honest person, but when the truth can hurt relationships and feelings, sometimes it’s harder than it seems to be straight up with someone. Redditor u/Mysterious_Prior7438 recently explained to r/amitheasshole that whenever she goes on family outings that include her daughter-in-law, Beth, the whole day inevitably comes …
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Mom Takes Niece in for a Month, Gets Blamed By SIL When She Likes Her Aunt’s Household Better

Going over to your friend’s house when you’re a kid can be incredibly eye-opening. It’s easy to believe the delusion that all of your buddies have similar relationships with their parents until you get in the car with their mom, and they start saying, «yes ma’am» to everything she says. Or worse, if your friend …
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New Wife Gets Shamed by In-Laws for Declining to Cook With the Women

It’s pretty wild that some people still essentially think that women belong in the kitchen. In u/hatethistradition‘s case, her in-laws managed to mask their outdated opinions about gender roles until after she got married. Up until that blessed day, OP was always treated as a guest in her partner’s mother’s home. Once they tied the …
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Mother-In-Law Demands Daughter-In-Law Pay For The Gift She Bought For Her

I’m a big gift-giver, and I think that a lot of people don’t understand the thought process behind why good gifters are the way we are. Even when I had very little spending money when I was in high school, I would spend whatever I had to to get the perfect Christmas gifts for my …
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