Family Matters !
By Chevee
@Chevee (5905)
United States
December 28, 2011 1:09pm CST
The holidays bring out all kind of reactions, feelings, in family and friends. I was in a discussion yesterday where A person's in-laws invited themselves over to the home of their daughter-in-law. Now this was Christmas eve and by it being the holidays the daughter-in-law went along with it and was a good hostess. Well the next day the husband, was getting ready to go out. The wife asked where are you going, he replied I am going to my mothers. Now the daughter wasn't aware of this and was not invited. At least the in-laws didn't invite her. So she didn't go she stayed home alone. Now how do you think the husband should have handled that?
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8 responses
@PointlessQuestions (15397)
• United States
28 Dec 11
I wouldn't go if my spouse was not invited. I think that is so rude. They came to her house but she is not invited to their house? That is so not right.
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@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
30 Dec 11
i always assumed i was with husband and didnt need to be formally asked.unless i was mad at MIL or she was mad at me, i went with him
i dont understand people today. so if i want my son over, i should formally ask dil also? i just assume she comes with family. why didnt he ask his wife why she wasnt going? hes the jerk. not in laws. in my opinion. 
@GardenGerty (160883)
• United States
29 Dec 11
I know how either one of my husband's would have handled it. They would have said "Thanks for the invite, the wife and I will be there at ___o'clock." If family said wife was not invited, hubby would have spent time with me.Once we are married, I am his family, not the people who raised him.
@hgwyneth (120)
• Philippines
29 Dec 11
So terrible feeling it will brought me if that happened to me. She's been a very good hostess then she's not invited. What's the reason???or perhaps it's not the parent's house the husband will go really. She has to check it. Or the in-laws are mean really. How can they ignore their daughter-in-law?
@russell_21 (210)
• India
29 Dec 11
I feel she does not need an invitation... She should have gone along with her husband.. the husband could have handled it better by telling her that she too was invited and should have taken her along... Misunderstandings like this take place and it is quite normal... hope he handles it in a better way the next time...
@CatsandDogs (13963)
• United States
28 Dec 11
He should've invited his wife to go along. After all, it is his wife and therefore should be able to go along if she wanted to. Now in my case, my inlaws are gone but when they were alive, they were so mean to me that I wouldn't go visit them anymore no matter if my husband wanted me to go or not. He did want me to go with him but I wouldn't and he understood.
@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
28 Dec 11
I think it was a very tacky way for the husband & his parents to treat her. The husband should have stayed home w/her.
