Her Husband’s Older Sisters Have Constantly Bullied Her, So She Finally Stood Up To Them And Called Them Both Out
An Irish woman met an American man while he was on vacation in Ireland, and they hit it off really quickly.
So, she started a long-distance relationship with him, and that worked out very well for a long time. Then, she eventually married and moved in with him in America to begin a life together. And, for the most part, his family was very accepting.
“His parents were lovely, and his brothers and younger sister were both terrific,” she recalled.
Still, though, his two older sisters– Annie and Marie– were impossible to please. And as soon as she moved to the states, they would not stop fixating on cultural and lingual differences.
For example, she calls mothers “mammy” and grandmothers “nanny.” She also uses phrases such as “go to the shops” rather “than going to the store” and “give out” instead of “tell off.”
And after hearing her speak, the sisters would constantly make fun of her. Her husband even told them off a few times, but they would just brush it off and say they were kidding.
Nonetheless, the teasing got even worse after she gave birth to their first child. She was understandably over the moon about her new baby and posted an announcement on social media.
But, in the caption, she called herself a “mammy” and included photos of her parents as the child’s new “nanny” and “granddad.” And the sisters would not stop mocking her about it.
“They started joking that my family and I are so rich that we have nannies to raise the kids. Then, joked that I sounded like a child saying mammy,” she explained.
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So, the next time that her husband had a family party, she decided to stand up for herself for the first time ever.
“I told them that they did not have to like me, and they do not even have to like my culture. But, the constant disrespect masked as having a laugh was going too far, and I did not deserve it,” she said.
She also told Annie and Marie that they were acting no better than schoolyard bullies.
After the confrontation, most of her husband’s family jumped to her defense and supported her stand.
Still, though, the pair of older sisters thought her comments were very rude and apparently could not believe she would ever say that.
So now, even though the rest of her in-laws did not think she was out of line, she is unsure if calling the sisters out and causing the rest of the party to be a bit awkward makes her a jerk.
Do you think she should feel bad about standing up for herself? What would you have done in her shoes?
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