Re: Ways to Deal With a DifficulT MIL ..!
Even if her own mother HAD prepared her in terms of housework, the OP could have encountered many other situations with her in-laws that her mom had not prepared her for. Adeptness at housework is not the only skill; there are many others. Even if you didn’t intend it as disrespect, generally parents are a sensitive topic and its best to avoid it. The OP did indeed share her experience with her own family…but she wasn’t seeking a judgment on the extent of her parents efforts. How does it help her to tell her that mom didn’t prepare her? It’s a thing of the past, it’s over and done with. There’s no good that will come from OP sadly thinking that meri maa ne mujhay kuch sikhaya nahi. It’s a thing of the past. What matters now is for OP and her mom to focus on the present situation. And Rabia, I did read through her posts. If you have read through them yourself, then you know that she is now living separately, and so again, what’s the point of the comment? Rather than rushing to assume that I didn’t read the posts, reflect on tone of the responses. You can say that every family has their own way of doing housework and in some families it’s more than others. Our parents cannot thoroughly prepare us for every single challenge we face with in-laws.