‘Not an opportunity to make a quick buck’: Mother-in-law tries to charge her pregnant daughter $400+ for cleaning the house, while she was at the hospital giving birth

Jesse Kessenheimer • Writer and Editor

Oct 10, 2023 5:00 PM EDT

When you're pregnant, family is always there to help you. They bring clothes to the hospital, they hold your hand during contractions, and they charge you hundreds of dollars to clean your house without you asking– *record scratch* –wait a second. You'd think that while a woman is incapacitated and birthing a human being, their family would step in to pick up the pieces of their regular life, without asking for anything in return. Usually good Samaritan behavior is something people don't expect reimbursement for, but apparently for one woman, her mother-in-law expected to be paid in full for her good deeds.

In this case, u/Unlikely-Visitor13, a woman struggling with a complicated pregnancy, was rushed to the hospital in a flurry, leaving behind their dogs and a bit of a mess in the house. Once admitted, her husband asked his mother to cruise by the house to feed the dogs and let them out, but the newfound granny decided that she would take it upon herself to go above and beyond– as long as she was paid in full. Scroll for the full story of how one MIL turned into a Monster-in-law very quickly after being denied reimbursement for a service she was never asked to do… Afterwards, check out these relatable memes for the workforce struggling to get motivated every Monday.