Mother in-law

June 6, 2011 10:19am CST
Please give me some andvice...Am I being petty. Im married to a man that is an only child. Im invisible to mu in-laws. It started from before I go married. I had ordered a lounge suit in a rust colour..when was delivered its was dusty pink...Why??? becausr my mother-in-law though rust was to dark....And so it has been going...Im almost invisible to them....My cooking was always compared to hers. When I decided to cook, by the time i got home supper was made, by my husband, but it would be the same as what my MIL had cooked...as a result I dont cook. THey live on the same property as us....I feel like Im just a boarder. The other day, my FIL walked into the kitchen where my husband and I were he walked straight passed me and asked if they could borrow his trays out of the pantry...Not long after that my MIL walked into the kitchen were my daughter and I were...she walked right passed me and asked if she could borrow her dads keys for her dads freeze......Hello its actually my freezer...What ever needs to be done or borrowed or bought or decided...its only between his parents and him...Im never included.. Im on the verge of walking out..
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@barehugs (8973)
• Canada
6 Jun 11
It appears that your in-laws are jealous and feel the need to ignore you.They are trying to shut you out, but perhaps with time they may come to accept you into the family. Try not to let it get you down.Be friendly with them without falling all over, and a time will come when they need you, and will have to come down off of their high horse and ask a favor. In the meantime favor them with a smile as you go about your business. Life is only what you make it, and don't let a couple of in-laws spoil it for you!
@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
7 Jun 11
I agree with your barehugs. They are just jealous , so she just have to continue with doing things at home, without letting them bother her. It will also be nice, if she can also tell his husband with how she feels about the whole situation. Her husband maybe in turn could politely ask the parents to also respect you as his wife. Pray that his the parents will concede and amend their ways. If not, do whatever you can to please them.
• Philippines
7 Jun 11
I don't know about you girl how you let 'em do this to you. At the first sign of disrespect I would have put it out in the open and let them know that it is not okay and will never be okay. I would have also pointed that out to my husband that it is not okay with me so he could tell his parents off. My sis in law did something stupid early on before I got married. She spread this stupid talk which were never true. She was just plainly jealous as I was getting along with mother in law and other relatives of my husband. So she was set on breaking the relationship between me and mother in law and other relatives. of But I confronted her in front of everybody else so now she stopped whatever the hell she was trying to do. I also clearly pointed out to my husband that I will never let anybody in his family ever step on me. As long as I am in the right, my husband fights for me, so his family no longer does anything stupid to me.
@cutepenguin (6431)
• Canada
6 Jun 11
um, how does your husband feel about this? Has he noticed on his own yet? Unfortunately, this isn't a healthy thing for your daughter to keep seeing. You aren't being treated with respect. For what it's worth, my mother in law tried to do this to me for a little while. My father in law noticed and tried to get her to be more polite, but my husband (the boyfriend) didn't notice. He's never said anything to her, but I basically refused to see her. Now that we have a son, she doesn't get to see him unless my husband or I are there, and my son doesn't go to her house without me, because even though she is trying harder to be polite, she will still occasionally talk to my son as if I am not there. (She'll say to my toddler "oh, your mommy will fix this" - um, no, I won't - he's not cold/hungry/whatever it is that she is thinking). You need a bit of distance. You could either pretend that they are joking or dumb "oh, you must not have seen me here! Actually, it's my freezer, and let me look for the keys" And then if they still don't acknowledge you, smile and walk away with the key. If it's your husband who is participating in excluding you, then you will need another strategy.
@watergirl (567)
• Philippines
7 Jun 11
And how long have you been married? Was your relationship with in-laws always been like this? Did you do anything that would warrant this impolite treatment? Have you tried talking to your husband or has he even noticed his parents' behavior? Where I come from, they say that in marriage, you don't just marry a person, you marry his or her entire family so getting along with in-laws is a must. The problem is, getting along can be very difficult at times. But don't give up hope yet. Talk to your husband and find options. If your in-laws can't bear living with you, then it's high time you, your hubby, and your child move out.
@parle239 (58)
• India
7 Jun 11
hey dear,,,first i wanna say you try to be happy,,please dont be sad or unhappy,,and your profile name shows that you are not happy at all with anything in the world..so first cheer up and have some courage to sought your problems and face them,,,, one more thing you have to do is try to communicate your feeling and happenings to your husband if he will understand your situation then only you can come out of this scenario. Dont say a lot of things together to yur hubby regarding her mother or father because men cant not here/tolerate anything bad for their parents as they are living together for always and a wife always came after parents so make him understand your feeling. tell him everything with patients. dont get over exited or angry when talking him about his parents be calm and cool then he willl definitly here and give you proper attention. keep in mind in most of the cases MIL are very attached to their son and if is the case where he is the only one. As far as i m getting your points they are not jealous of you, instead they are feeling insecure and it is the most common problem specially in INDIAN marriages so dont be upset it is just the case of insecurity which 90 % Indian women usually face so try to make your MIL nd FIL happy by keeping smile weather you are happy or not, dont say abuse words ever and for some time (Say for 30 dys atlest) agree what ever they are saying ....try to say always yes with a smile,,,,and i am sure they will change their attitude....infact some time favour your in laws instead of your hubby...this willl make them happpy and they willl out of their insecurity,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,it will work 100% but if your mrg has crossed a long time then these changes will take some more time,,,,but BE happy every thing will be alright........................if you have more to say you are always welcome :)
• Philippines
6 Jun 11
I agree with the previous posters. You should voice this out. Your husband should know how you feel at least. Misunderstanding start with miscommunication or worse like in your case, no communication at all.
@dreamy1 (3811)
• United States
6 Jun 11
Have you talked to your husband about it? If he doesn't know how you feel you need to tell him to talk to your in-laws about their behavior. On the other hand this is your house and you need to act like it. Don't let them disrespect you in your own house. They continue to treat you this way because you are allowing them to.