He’s Convinced He Needs To Ban His Mother-In-Law From His Home Because She Constantly Makes His Wife Feel Bad
It’s an absolute shame when wonderful and successful people get torn down and criticized by their parents all the way into adulthood.
One man is convinced he needs to ban his mother-in-law from his home because of the way she treats his wife.
He’s 29-years-old and has a great relationship with his wife, Opal, who is 27. Opal is a professional ballerina who he describes as an easy-going and happy person.
Although Opal’s very attractive and often admired for her looks, she has a complicated relationship with her appearance and food.
He does his best to show her that she’s beautiful just the way she is, but he doesn’t think he’s really gotten through to her.
For instance, whenever they go out to eat together, he encourages Opal to order what she wants, but she’ll often go for meals with the lowest amount of calories on the menu.
He describes the way Opal sees herself as “distorted.” Now, he’s beginning to understand why, as he’s had to put up with her mother and her dreadful visits.
Opal’s mom is a mess for a multitude of reasons. She visits at inconvenient times, always asks Opal for money, and asks them invasive questions. But his biggest issue with his mother-in-law is how she treats her daughter.
Opal’s mom is always making her feel bad about her appearance.
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“Her favorite topic is my wife’s weight and appearance,” he said. “Every time she leaves, my wife will go up to three days on a single daily protein shake.”
As much as his mother-in-law’s behavior bothered him, he didn’t say anything about it for a while, as he felt it wasn’t his place to interfere with her and Opal’s relationship.
But after his mother-in-law’s last dreadful visit, he found Opal forcing herself to throw up. Finally, she tearfully admitted to him that her mom told her she thought she was pregnant because her stomach was “so big.”
He was so angry that he called Opal’s mom and told her that he would no longer tolerate how she treats Opal in their house.
“If she was to continue pestering my wife about her idiotic beauty standards, she was more than welcome to stay away for as much time as it took for her to stop bullying people,” he added.
His outburst at his mother-in-law has stirred up some drama within their family. Even Opal’s brother called her directly to yell at her about how he spoke to their mom.
More family members and friends have weighed in on the situation, some believing he shouldn’t have said anything to his mother-in-law and others believing he was right to stick up for his wife.
Do you think he did the right thing by telling Opal’s mom she must stop visiting if she won’t be kinder to her daughter?
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