Woman Threatens to Cut Off 'Extremely Mean and Rude' Mother-in-Law Ahead of Family Wedding

Mar. 15, 2025

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A woman says she wants to cut off all contact with her mother-in-law after being constantly criticized for her cooking — and questioned about when she plans to have children.

In aRedditpost, the anonymous woman says her mother-in-law “has been extremely mean and rude towards me at multiple occasions since I’m married to her son.”

She goes to round up a number of things her mother-in-law has done, including “criticizing the meals I’m cooking for my husband” and “asking me every single day when will I give her grandkids (I have endometriosis and she knows it).”

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When her husband finally sat down with his mom to discuss her behavior, “she started to play the victim with fake tears saying that I was overreacting and that I couldn’t handle jokes because all she was doing was joking with me.”

Now, her husband’s brother is set to get married, and the woman says she reconsidering going to the wedding simply because she doesn’t want to be around her mother-in-law.

Commenters are urging the woman to go to the wedding, but to come prepared.

“Go to the wedding, enjoy yourself, don’t let her run you off,” wrote one commenter. “I would suggest coming up with a list of short answers to all her usual bs. For example….when are you giving me grandkids…never if you keep on pushing me. Competition with new SIL…good for her, maybe if she has a kid you’ll leave me in peace then smile. Short phrases but designed to shut her up always with a smile.”

source: people.com