When my mother-in-law came to visit us for the weekend, I didn’t suspect anything wrong. She used to visit us often before. But she usually returned home the next day. My wife and I live alone in a two-room apartment that my wife inherited from her grandmother on our wedding day. We live in one room and our daughter Yulia, who is eight years old, lives in the other. And in a month we are expecting another child.
My mother-in-law lives with her eldest daughter and her husband in a private house on the edge of town. So she just came to visit us. But this time she was carrying a big suitcase, and I joked that she was staying for a long time, and got an affirmative answer. It turns out that she has a hard time getting along with her other daughter and son-in-law, and they are constantly fighting. And this time she had another fight, and her eldest daughter accused her of making the family fall apart at the seams. So my mother-in-law could think of nothing better than to move in with us.
To be honest, I hoped she would get angry and come back. But as it turned out, she moved all her things. And confidently took over the children’s room. The daughter could not stand to stay with her grandmother for more than two days, explaining that her grandmother snored. The grandmother also said that she would not sleep with her granddaughter because the little girl was tossing and turning and did not allow her to sleep. So Yulia moved to our bed.
I understand that my wife is uncomfortable, because she is so far along in her pregnancy. But my mother-in-law doesn’t care. When I told my wife that I would talk to my mother-in-law, she was offended.
In addition to pushing out her own granddaughter, my grandmother has completely taken over the kitchen. Now we only eat what my mother-in-law cooks. I understand it’s hard for my wife, but I’m a good cook too. However, my mother-in-law said that it was my job to earn money, and I shouldn’t stick my nose in the pots. We don’t buy food either. My mother-in-law fills our fridge and comments that I don’t spend enough money. When I suggested that we go to the store to buy something, she said that I was as good at shopping as a sheep at oranges.
I can’t sit with my family in the evening because my mother-in-law is tired and I have to go to bed early. You can’t watch TV because it makes noise. And in general, her daughters are unhappy because they have such clumsy husbands.
In general, my family happiness is over, and I even suggested that my wife move to a rented house. After all, my mother-in-law said that the apartment we live in is actually hers, because it was her mother who gave us the square meters. However, my wife refused, saying that I was just impatient, and advised me to ignore her mother‘s tricks.
To be honest, I don’t know what to do in this situation.
