Mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law sometimes infamously have complicated relationships. There are a lot of reasons why, but it often revolves around the man whom one of them raised and the other married.
One woman recently shared on Reddit that her husband was recently injured, and her mother-in-law is going way too far in her efforts to make sure he's taken care of.
Her husband was hurt in a car accident.
The wife begins, "My husband (M33) got into a car accident almost a month ago, He's been bedridden due to a back injury and I've been his primary caregiver. The pressure has been too much from my MIL, she keeps telling me to take care of him and be there for him constantly."
Her mother-in-law has been visiting frequently.
"She begged me to take time of work and I did, asked me to send her hourly updates about his condition (first 2 weeks) but when I don't she'd get mad and cause an issue," the wife continues. "She visits everyday but doesn't do anything to help, alternatively, she'd list all the things I should or shouldn't do. The family keeps telling me she's just worried sick for her son so I try to stay calm."
The mother-in-law knew a little too much, and the woman just found out how.
"Days ago, she called to berate me about not replacing the sheets quickly, I had no idea how she found out since my husband didn't call her. My sister inlaw called me to tell me that her mom installed a camera in the bedroom to see if I was taking proper care of her son."
The two got into a big fight.
"I was stunned, after searching the room I found the camera, I called my MIL and had a huge fight with her," the wife explains. "She admitted it and said she was just feeling concerned and wanted to make sure her son was being cared for (despite him calling her everyday) I yelled at her telling her that she's no longer allowed into my home after this. She lost it and went on a rant about how I'm stopping her from seeing her son and that not seeing him will literally make her sick herself."
Her husband is taking his mom's side.
"The family called me later to get me to back out of this decision but I told them she breached my privacy and took advantage of the situation, they said I'm taking it too personally and that I can't blame a concerned mother for wanting to make sure her son's fine, especially since she listed things she thought I was doing wrong. I ended the conversation but my husband is upset telling me I'm being vindictive and that if his mom can't come then he'll move there with her. We argued then I went outside and he's been silent eversince."
People are super creeped out.
As one commenter wrote, there is only one solution. Well, maybe two: "Report it to the police. Let your husband go home to his mummy."
Though some people doubt the police will do much.
Another person pointed out that the police might not be much help: "Hubby was probably there when the camera was installed so I’m unsure what the police would do since he will probably claim he approved it (& he’s such a mommy’s boy he won’t go against her!). I’d still call, but doubt they’d do much."
Some are wondering how far the mother-in-law would have gone.
As another person wrote, it's possible the camera could have stayed in place forever: "I have a sick feeling she never would have uninstalled it. Check the rest of your house and block anyone who doesn’t respect your autonomy and privacy."
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