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Rant - caught my husband speaking ill of my family to my in laws

106 replies

FairBlueStork · 22/02/2024 23:35

Just a rant. I don't have anyone to vent to in real life. So I'm coming here.

My husband and I flew to see my family and stay with them for five days. It was his first time ever seeing them.

When we came back, it turned out he spoke ill of my family and my home with his mother.

He said that my family was fucked up.
He said my mum was a shit mum.
My dad was clueless and useless. Looks completely lost.
My brother lived like a dog - he is lazy, only wakes up to eat and goes back to bed, does nothing with his life.
That the house was so dirty it was disgusting.

They did nothing to him and nothing happened behind my back - he just said he felt frustrated with things and took it out on my family. My mum is not a shit mum. She just has a different relationship with me than he does with his mum.
They did everything to make him feel welcome. They paid for our flights, welcomed us in and paid for our taxis and every restaurants/outings when we went out, even when it was just my husband and I.

Now what makes things even worse is my MIL feels very comfortable speaking about my mom too. She doesn't know I know what they talked about.
She keeps insisting my mom doesn't come to our child's birth (I'm pregnant), that now that I'm married I need to leave my family behind and my main family are now my in laws and I know have another mum so there's no need for both of them to come see my child, alongside other weird remarks.

OP posts:
Groovee · 24/02/2024 08:08

You need to take your money from the joint account and buy a ticket home. Your mother in law shut off her husbands family and now she is doing the same to you. I wouldn't try to play her at her own game. As for your husband he's learned her poor behaviour.

Dery · 24/02/2024 08:14

Honestly, OP - this sounds like the kind of family where the daughter-in-law ends up dead. They don’t see you as a person, just as a prize cow, there to reproduce and provide. Your husband and his brother have been raised to hate women by their own mother. Perhaps she went through this as a DIL or perhaps she’s just a monster.

If your family is in a different country, I suggest flying there to have the baby if you can do so safely. It may be worth reporting the situation to the police before you go. Please try to get away. These people are dangerous.

Unexpectedlysinglemum · 24/02/2024 09:33

You are being abused by both of them please tell your midwife and seek advice on how to create a record for evidence of this which will help you if he does try to
Go 50/50.
Can you - move out and get your mum to come and stay with you when baby is born?

Leave before baby is born and have your baby in your own country? Then he can't block baby leaving?

You are married so you WILL have rights to some financial help (as well as child maintenance- I don't know if you can get child maintenance if you and baby live abroad) but unfortunately the father will have 'parental responsibility'

I would speak to women's aid and get legal advice from your local councils domestic violence one stop shop.

Turkishcoffee · 24/02/2024 11:31

This is a truly awful situation to be in. I am South Asian and although some women live with their in laws, your husband and his family's behaviour is not normal at all! It is horribly abusive and unsafe for you.

You have only been married 10 months. Speak to Women's Aid and get legal advice. I would be leaving asap and contacting the police if I was afraid of how my husband might react. Do this before your child is born. I have no idea about custody but a lawyer will be able to advise. I can't see things being worse than what you have now described. I really hope things work out well for you.

heartbroken22 · 11/03/2024 15:01

Just reading the news about Fawziyah Javed reminded me of this thread. Op I sincerely hope you're well and things have got better @FairBlueStork

Whitesky75 · 24/07/2024 21:48

Wow OP, where did you find this jackpot? Why did you marry him?

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