Mum treating my partner awfully

[ThatZippyDog]

Hello, I am currently pregnant with my first baby and my mum is pretending like my husband does not exist at all.

We have been together for 10 years and I would never say that my mum has been overly friendly towards my husband but she has at least been polite.

I don't have the best relationship with her as she has always been quite emotionally abusive so we very rarely see her but when we told me family about the pregnancy, my mum did not even acknowledge my partner.

She has not congratulated him or spoken to him at all. She has sent a card and gift since only addressed to me.

I know that this is upsetting my husband but he is trying to downplay this because I have had such a difficult relationship with her in the past but this is hurting me so much because I cannot understand why she can't act at least normally towards him.

Does anyone have any advice on how to handle this?

Snip snip. Cut this person out of your life before the baby arrives. Might sound harsh but it sounds as if she’s abusive and you don’t want that kind of toxic behaviour around your child. Your marriage is much more important so stand by your husband and put him and your baby first.

Does he need to be there when you see her? Surely he can go out or to another room and leave you to it. You only see her rarely.

You need to step up @ThatZippyDog

Your Mother needs to know, from you, in no uncertain terms, that you will not tolerate her behaviour towards your husband.

Don't let her get away with it. If she can't even be polite then you don't need her spoiling things. I wouldn't just keep them apart, I would show her the door;