‘No, I’m not paying for it': Future mother-in-law demands free salon service after finding out her son's fiancé is a beautician, gets her entitlement called out when the hairdresser refuses special treatment

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Jesse Kessenheimer • Writer and Editor
Aug 1, 2025 10:00 AM EDT

Running your own business is hard enough without freeloading family members turning into a revenue succubus. This future mother-in-law, however, saw her son's engagement as an opportunity to reap the "family benefits" of having a beautician join the family. Instead of supporting her future daughter-in-law's business, she sought to get whatever freebies she could, guilt-tripping the professional into giving away her services for free. 

Tired of hearing the ~*fAmiLy SuPpOrtS fAMiLy *~ nonsense, this hairstylist stood up for herself, her craft, and her future marriage by denying special treatment. For once, a mother-in-law didn't get the satisfaction of steamrolling everyone around them, and to me, that's a win for the whole family. 

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  • If a parent really supports their child and their career, the least they can do is pay full price for services. Whether you're a mechanic, an electrician, an esthetician, an au pair, or even a psychologist, you should never be guilt-tripped into working for free… Especially by your family members. 

  • Entitled future mother-in- law demands free salon service because I'm marrying her son. S I 28F have been dating my boyfriend Patrick 30M for two years. We both
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  • know each other's families, but we chose not to make our relationship public until we were ready to get married. Well, last month we finally made it official and informed his family that we are getting married.
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  • While we were with his family, his mom asked me about my livelihood. I told her I'm a hairstylist and that I own a salon about an hour from their house. Her response?
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  • "Oh wow, at least now we don't have to pay to get our hair done again! We'll start with ours first so we can see how good you are before you officially become my daughter-in- law." I just smiled and didn't say anything.
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  • Fast forward three days later, she calls me. After the usual small talk, she says: "Please, where's your salon located again?" I gave her the address, and she goes:
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  • "Oh, that's far. I can't come all the way there. I'll need you to come today to braid my hair." So I asked what style she wanted and told her the price for home service.
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  • Her response? "No, I'm not paying for it. After all, you'll soon be my daughter-in-law." I politely told her I don't offer free home service especially not for an hour-long trip and then I hung up the call.
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    Rightfully so, this woman stood up for her small business, vanquishing a potentially overbearing mother-in-law and protecting her future marriage boundaries in the process.

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  • Wise_Entertainer_970. Wow, the nerve of her. Your fiancé needs to deal with his family.
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  • Far-Juggernaut8880. My sister in law offers to do my hair for free... I thank her with a gift card that just happened to be the same as her service fee plus tip and later babysitting her kids for free everyday after school so she can work. That's how family works.
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  • Murzley • It's so sad that she does not demand ton pay double, instead, to support you (and by extension her son)
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  • Srvntgrrl_789. NTA. Her priority should be to see if you're a good match for her son, and not how much free stuff/services she can squeeze out out of you. She's incredibly entitled. What does your fiancé think about his mom being a queen Karen?
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  • Legal-Lingonberry577. Well another response could have been that now that she's going to be your new mother, you expect three meals a day based on the menu you choose and have it deliver to your door. Along with laundry services and house cleaning. After all, family supports family, right?
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  • No_Arugula8915. NTA OP for shutting that down. My ex went through something like that. It started small and snowballed out of control. Because he didn't have a spine.
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  • He owned a garage. First it was his patents, then his brother, then aunts, uncles and cousins. Then their friends. It got to the point that he was turning down almost all the paying customers to accommodate family demands for free work.
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  • Don't do freebie work. You'll eventually be in a financial hole and have no business. You worked hard to have what you do, don't let them take that with but FaMiLy nonsense. Husband needs to shut his mother's demands down now.
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  • Perfect_Ring3489. Your fiancee needs to have word. If she wasnt so entitled she I could have a discount. Thats your livelihood. Start as you mean to go
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  • kiaeej⚫ Ehhh. You support friends and family BY paying full price. You dont haggle. But they also DONT rip you off. You haggle with strangers and pure service providers...
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  • Curious-Dragonfly 901. You are dealing with a person with cultural background, no manners and that thinks she is intelligent and sly. And also broke. You did not marry the mother.
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