Sarah listened to her mother-in-law’s indignation and tried to ignore it. She packed her lunch in washed containers, sliced her bread with the sharpest knife and carefully packed everything so she wouldn’t have to listen to her remarks again.
My mother-in-law was sure that the children owed her. Although not only the children – she treated everyone that way. In her old age she got on her daughter-in-law’s and son’s neck and rejoiced in her advantageous position.
She was always demanding something. If someone dared to ignore her request, the manipulation began. She had a headache or was about to have a stroke. Not only that, the couple also had to provide for their relative, and she was very demanding.
The other day my mother-in-law decided that she needed to go to the resort. Her neighbor returned from a sanatorium, and why should she sit at home? She even summoned her son from work. His mother frightened him that she felt too bad, how not to introduce herself today, began to ask for forgiveness and goodbye.
David knew how his mother liked to put on a show, but this time he got scared and rushed over. How surprised he was to see his mother in high spirits and good spirits. When she noticed her son, she immediately flopped down in her chair, grabbed her head, and began to watch David’s reaction.
He just kept silent, because he understood that this was just another performance. Her mother-in-law began to tell her son about the resort, how well they treated people and put them on their feet. David tried to explain to his mother that he did not have any money. But the relative did not want to hear about the mortgage, the first-grade grandson, the repairs and other concerns of her son.
The conversation ended with the arrival of an ambulance. The daughter-in-law was immediately summoned to look after her mother-in-law and carry out her “death” exhortations. Tired Sarah listened to her and did not understand why she was the one who got involved in this family. David felt guilty and promised to buy his mother a trip. His wife only rolled her eyes after these words. This went on for ten years. They lived not for themselves, but for their mother-in-law. They had never been to the sea themselves, but their mother-in-law had been bathed in luxury and affluence.
Two years ago they could barely scrape together a mortgage. They still cannot buy furniture, but they ordered a new kitchen for my mother-in-law. My son is going to first grade this year, but they have no money for school fees, David spent it all on a sanatorium trip.
They live up to their necks in debts and credits. Their salaries are average, they could live well if my mother-in-law hadn’t been on my tail. Mama always wants something, and her wishes are not stipulated.
Sarah woke up to her mother-in-law screaming. David’s mother was screaming across the hall that she was on her lunch schedule and her daughter-in-law was still not there.
How should she be? How to subdue her mother-in-law?
