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I struggle with my husband and father’s constant arguments

I struggle with my husband and father’s constant arguments

I constantly find myself mediating the relentless arguments between my husband and my father, both of whom have hot tempers.
My mother-in-law doesn’t favor my child

My mother-in-law doesn’t favor my child

My mother-in-law says I can’t visit my family for Lunar New Year

My mother-in-law says I can’t visit my family for Lunar New Year

I resent my mother-in-law while fearing my own parents

I resent my mother-in-law while fearing my own parents

I was born and raised in an extremely toxic family, only to marry into a situation where my husband’s mother is manipulative and deceitful.
January 22, 2025 | 07:42 pm PT
I don’t love my mother-in-law because she abandoned my husband when he was 5

I don’t love my mother-in-law because she abandoned my husband when he was 5

My husband’s mother abandoned him at the age of five, leaving him to fend for himself, rent places to stay, and herd buffalo to survive, so I cannot bring myself to love her.
January 21, 2025 | 08:36 pm PT
I want to move out as my in-laws don’t respect me

I want to move out as my in-laws don’t respect me

My husband’s family doesn’t respect me, treating me with a lack of empathy and without sharing or meaningful conversations, so I no longer want to live with them.
January 16, 2025 | 04:15 pm PT
My mother-in-law forbids overnight stays at my parents’ house

My mother-in-law forbids overnight stays at my parents’ house

I have been unable to stay overnight at my parents’ house for the past 10 years since my marriage because my mother-in-law forbids it.
January 7, 2025 | 03:50 pm PT
My wife holds grudge against my mother after being scolded following her miscarriage

My wife holds grudge against my mother after being scolded following her miscarriage

My mother blamed the miscarriage on my wife, accusing her of unfairly blaming me, which has caused deep resentment.
December 30, 2024 | 07:45 pm PT
My in-laws urge my husband to divorce me and marry someone else

My in-laws urge my husband to divorce me and marry someone else

My husband’s parents are pressuring my husband to divorce me and remarry, holding me responsible for not discouraging his gambling habits.
December 29, 2024 | 03:15 pm PT
My mother-in-law treats my child unfairly because she dislikes me

My mother-in-law treats my child unfairly because she dislikes me

My husband’s mother treats my child indifferently and has never checked up on them, despite showing adoration for my brother-in-law’s children.
December 28, 2024 | 01:38 am PT
I can’t stand anyone from my husband’s family

I can’t stand anyone from my husband’s family

Seeing anyone from my in-laws now fills me with hatred due to their longstanding condescension toward me and my family ever since I started dating my husband.
December 24, 2024 | 03:14 pm PT
My in-laws come to my parents’ home to criticize me

My in-laws come to my parents’ home to criticize me

My husband’s parents visited my parents’ house and spoke poorly of me, accusing me of only enjoying life and not contributing, despite the fact that I earn more than their son.
December 17, 2024 | 04:05 pm PT
My wife asks me to tell my mother to stop coming to our house

My wife asks me to tell my mother to stop coming to our house

My wife asked me to request my mother not visit anymore, stating that my mother often speaks poorly of my brother’s wife and compares our child to my brother’s, which could negatively affect our child.
November 5, 2024 | 11:48 pm PT
My mother-in-law, nearly 70, still serves my husband meals every day

My mother-in-law, nearly 70, still serves my husband meals every day

Despite being nearly 70, my mother-in-law still serves meals and drinks to my husband every day while he plays video games or scrolls through his phone.
October 31, 2024 | 06:53 pm PT
I hesitate to leave my exhausting jobs fearing judgment from my well-off in-laws

I hesitate to leave my exhausting jobs fearing judgment from my well-off in-laws

Despite the exhaustion my job causes, I am reluctant to quit because I fear that my in-laws, who are relatively affluent, would look down on me if I were unemployed.
October 28, 2024 | 03:25 pm PT
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