'[My MIL] told me I needed to do my duty as a wife': Working woman happily denounces 'trad-wife' duties after getting berated by her visiting mother-in-law for not cooking dinner after a long shift

This working woman had come home from a long day at the office to her in-laws vacationing in their home for the weekend only to discover that her husband, who usually cooks dinner, had decided he wasn't going to contribute to the family meal. Consequently, this traditional and judgmental mother-in-law saw her opportunity to strike.

I understand that it's hard for older generations to get on board with some of the changes happening in society today. Technology can be overwhelming, towns aren't what they used to be, and it's tough to adjust to a changing world when you're resolute in your old ways. However, this mother-in-law had repeatedly ripped apart this woman and her family's lifestyle simply because they required two incomes to survive this expensive world. When both parents need to work to be financially responsible, it's not exactly in the cards to drop everything to be a trad-wife or a stay-at-home mom. These days, that's a luxury!

However, this MIL decided that instead of supporting her hardworking daughter-in-law, she'd use a lost dinner opportunity to berate her for having a different lifestyle than the one they knew before. Keep scrolling to read how this generational gap turned into a family wedge when this working mother met the final straw.

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The biggest problem in this tale isn't even just the mother-in-law—it's the husband. Knowing that their marriage was a partnership and that they'd share in the responsibilities of homemaking, parenting, and keeping the family afloat, he should have come to her aid when the gloves came off with Mommy. But alas, he was too cowardly to face her…
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'[My MIL] told me I needed to do my duty as a wife': Working woman happily denounces 'trad-wife' duties after getting berated by her visiting mother-in-law for not cooking dinner after a long shift

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