28-year-old wife faces backlash for clapping back when mother-in-law accuses younger women of being lazy: 'My husband told me that I made him look less masculine'

When it comes to families, bridging the gap between the generations is not always an easy task. More often than not, older relatives have a different view on life, the world, and everybody's role in it than the younger ones do, and that can easily cause tension between them.

This is often doubly true when said relatives are brought into their lives by marriage. Even for those with great partners, getting in-laws who are also compatible as part of the package is often a gamble. Many young husbands and wives have found themselves judged by the parents of their spouses, and the likelihood of this only increases when worldviews are not the same.

The challenge that arises in this situation is whether somebody is willing to stand up for what they think when it comes to their older relatives. At times, it can come at a price that doesn't always seem to be worth it.

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This is a dilemma that one woman faced when she caused a fallout between herself, her visiting mother-in-law, and her husband for challenging how her mother-in-law spoke about relationships. Claiming that women of the younger generation were lazier and incapable of managing work and home at the same time, her daughter-in-law retaliated by telling her that she had had to teach her husband to be an equitable partner and suggesting that the previous generation had exploited women, leaving them bitter.
Her in-laws accused her of being disrespectful, and her mother-in-law stopped speaking to her. Also, her husband claimed that she had emasculated him. She wanted to know if she had taken things too far.
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