First - I really, really, like my MIL: this is not a post to have a go at her. I just want to vent a little and see if this happens to other women.
Basically, my MIL often messages or calls me to pass messages on to my DH or send on invitations about family events - even ones I am not invited to. She always says she does it because my DH is so very busy with work etc.
The thing is - I also work full time! If anything, I do longer hours. My job is more pressured than DH’s and while earning a lot less than him, I am reasonably successful, some of which is in public so she knows about that - and often tells me she is proud of me because she is lovely.
So why oh why am I the person who receives calls and messages - during working hours - with info to pass on? Are there just some people who can’t contemplate that a woman’s job is as difficult or important as a man’s?
But also - is it just her? Or do other women have to deal with this??
(I am aware of the irony of me posting this during working hours btw, I’m just waiting for the kettle to boil!)