Woman stands up for herself when MIL trash-talks her and thinks she's entitled to holding her baby: ‘[She] talks about my baby and me on Facebook’

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  • "I just want respect."
  • "AITA for not letting my MIL take my son out of my arms"

    My husband is the only boy in his family of 7 and he was always really the "man of the house". When we got together, we moved very fast. We
  • moved in together, got married, and pregnant with our baby within the first year and a half of our relationship so I never really got close to his
  • family but we got along well (so I thought) up until we agreed to stop paying his moms bills. We were paying them so she could get on her feet but with
  • the baby coming we just thought it wasn't very smart of us to continuing using a good portion of our money/savings on his moms rent/bills, we could be putting that towards our baby and his future.
  • This upset the whole house and everybody started to tell us how they really felt, well not even us, just me! they think i'm corrupting his head,
  • making him distant himself from them, I "took their leader and support" and i'm just like what the actual f . This man and I have a family, i'm not
  • taking anything away from them but we're his family now too. His mom talks about my baby and me on facebook constantly and I say nothing to this lady! Literally.
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  • My husband had a birthday dinner Sunday and it was very awkward and just not friendly. All of them basically ignored my presence (except for 2 sisters) and were being
  • shady the whole dinner but I never said a thing. Towards the end of the dinner his mom comes and tries to take my son out my arms without even
  • saying a word to me, i'm like You don't even say a word to me but can come and try to take my baby out my arms??? after you've been
  • constantly talking about my son and I on facebook as a 50-60 year old woman?? REALLY??! I just pushed her hands away and starts yelling
  • and "i can't take my grandbaby" in the middle of the restaurant like.. I just left y'all now they're talking about i ruined his birthday dinner and want
  • to make everything about me but I just want respect. It's Wednesday and their still blowing my husbands phone up about this. I'm honestly confused.
  • No-Initial-9428 you're not the AH. She was out of line, trying to take your baby without asking. You deserve respect, especially after everything going down with the bills and the shady dinner. Keep standing your ground!
  • Known-Brief4229 I hope your husband is defending you and not just letting this go on. If he's just allowing it to happen then that's a HUGE red flag. You are NTA in this situation. Shame on his mother. That's her SON not her boyfriend or husband. Yes they are his family but you and your newborn son should be his TOP priority. Good luck OP
  • SpringfieldMO_Daddy NTA - but I think you might be misplacing your frustration. It seems like your husband has a huge part to play in this as it is his family. Why isn't he resolving the issue with is wacky family? He should be talking to them about they they are treating you.
  • therealzacchai 1] your MIL makes a big stink because it works. Poison the well - make sure her tactics -- have the opposite effect 100% of the time 2] your husband absolutely can stand up for you and his child. Raise your expectations: He needs to step up.

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