I do not know, may be you guys stayed outside for too long.
This could happen mostly in west, but in our culture if the husband is not changed his colores/ skin and whatever because of a DAAKTAR degree, he would never be able to tell his relatives off. It is not part of our culture at home.
On other side i have seen enough, the ladies also from same cultural background, but when they marries to someone with good money they suddenly started behaving like from different world.
I also belong to newly rich family (NOWDOLATIA) family, and I have seen it right at my home how people changed, and I hate it.
I have few daughters, and the only son, i would never like to bother my daughters and son in law to take care me in later part of our lives, but if my DIL start behaving this way where will I go?
Do i need someones permission, if i wish to spend my last days with him?
Do you really want my son to admit us to Old folk home?
I wish i would long gone before to spare my son need to make a choice between ailing parents and a wife who does not want see them around disturbing their privacy.
But if the son chose to pay back to parents for life time love and care they provided him would you blame him for that?
It is so easy to thinking of having good life, but unless you are leave home, and living far away land with your husband. It always mean to share all his burdens and responsibilities including parents and whatever come with it.