'It brought tears to my eyes to see him changing her nappy'

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So says my MIL about DH having to clean up DD while they were at the park. The tears were because seeing her son do 'women's work' upset her.

I was at work at the time earning double what DH earnt.

I cannot understand this way of thinking from a WOMAN. MIL comes from Eastern Europe, in one of the most mysonogistic cultures. She raised 7DC in poverty and with no help from FIL whatsoever. She has had a horrendously tough life including not being able to attend school past primary age due to being a girl, something she has always said devastated her. Even now at age 70 she has to wait hand on foot on FIL.

Why would she want to perpetrate that kind of life on future generations rather than be happy things were starting to become more equal? Help me understand!

I took OP to mean that MIL is from one of the most misogynistic cultures in EE, rather than the EE as a whole is misogynistic?

Me too

I cannot understand this way of thinking from a WOMAN. MIL comes from Eastern Europe, in one of the most mysonogistic cultures

My MIL is a racist English and thinks that I should clean and cook for her husband so it doesn't really matter what country your MIL is from