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Is my Mother in law a psychopath?

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Keeksbeeks · 14/07/2020 14:12

I'm a Pakistani muslim, I'm 24 and would love if your actually somewhat same religion/culture as me because It will be better to understand this topic, Soooo I've been married 4 years and I live with my mil, Fil and my husband. I'm slowly losing the will to live. I live in a very strict household where my mil wears the pants in the house and controls all aspects of everything, literally. I'm still a daughter-in-law and an outsider so I can sometimes challenge her on certain issues. However, one thing she thrives in is control!! She loves control and has ridiculous OCD. So here's the issue, my mil and mom do not get along, and my mil hates it when I even mention that I would like to visit my parents. (Yes, I have to ask permission to go and see them) and sometimes even have massive arguments with me when I ask to see them, currently I only have permission to see them once every 2 weeks and even then sometimes I don't get to see them. I'm so frustrated and I don't know what to do, my husband has no problem with me going however he's too scared from his mum. I want to cry, what should I do 😭

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Morechocmorechoc · 14/07/2020 14:28

You're very young to put up with this forever. Also imagine if you have kids. They will make all the choices. Like they aren't your children. Do you want that for your kids? Run while you can

CaptainMyCaptain · 14/07/2020 14:27

I'm not Pakistani or Muslim but you have the same rights as everyone else in the UK (assuming you are here) you don't have to live like this. Can you go back to your family?

Itsjustabitofbanter · 14/07/2020 14:25

Go see your parents. And stay there. You only get one life, is this how you want to live yours?

TheVanguardSix · 14/07/2020 14:21

You have to choose to either endure life or to live it. I know what I'd do. Flowers

bembridge11 · 14/07/2020 14:19

Pack a bag and leave. If your husband values his marriage he will see he needs to set up a separate household. My family are also Muslim. But this isn't Pakistan in the 1930s: it is England in 2020. You don't have to tolerate this type of behaviour.

onlywomennotmen · 14/07/2020 14:18

This sounds abusive. Can you move back to your parents? Is there anywhere else you could go in the short term? Do you have any other support inside or outside the community? If you haven't already brought children into this situation, think very, very carefully whether you should as it would only make things more difficult. I feel very sorry for you.

RememberTheSunnierDays · 14/07/2020 14:17

Move out if you live with them! Just get it arranged and slowly move bus out so they don’t notice, then tell them 🤣

Sunnydayshereatlast · 14/07/2020 14:15

You pack a bag and you leave and get to dps as fast as you can. Tell your dh you will return when she has moved out.
And mean it.

crosseyedMary · 14/07/2020 14:15

Escape

chasingrainbows3 · 14/07/2020 14:14

Get out now whilst you can, do you want to live like this for the rest of your life? I feel for you, your MIL sounds bonkers x

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