Woman Embarrasses Her Mother-In-Law By Publicly Returning The Money She Gave Her As A Wedding Gift

Does covering a part of the wedding cost gives you the right to call the shots?

Damjan

• Published in Interesting
• August 13, 2022

Mothers-in-law have endured a lot over the years, being the punchline of innumerable jokes and the target of unflattering stereotypes about them being pushy, obtrusive, and, quite well, cruel. When someone is called out so often, you would think that it's just part of the folklore and that people are simply used to the image of a bad mother-in-law.

And that's just a shame. Because, like most stereotypes, this one is completely false (well, most of the time).

Mothers-in-law come in many forms and sizes, but at the end of the day, their main concern is for the welfare of the people they love. However, they sometimes go overboard in those attempts.

And that's what's causing all these misunderstandings we are hearing and reading so much about. People have different ideas about life.

But mothers-in-law are ready to fight for theirs. Fight to the end.

And we have one of those stories here. One Reddit user shared her story and a question, "AITA returning the money to my MIL in front of everyone embarrassing her?"

And the title doesn't really reveal how complex the story is. Take a look and think about how you would react.

Would you do the same? Ready?

OP asks:

She is getting married in March

Her parents are well situated and gave her a hefty sum of money as a wedding present

When her fiance's parents found out, they also gave them money, but a much smaller amount

OP doesn't want a traditional wedding and a white dress, which infuriates MIL

And she is not letting go

OP and her fiance went to her SIL's birthday party, and MIL was there. And she started talking again about tradition, white dresses, and disrespect for the elders...

And if that wasn't irritating enough, she threw in a famous "we are helping to pay for the wedding so we should have a saying" speech. So OP reacted.

The reaction caused quite a confusion and the entire family turned on OP. Her fiance understands her, but believes she went a bit overboard.

OP explained further:

More explanations:

Act like an A...

OP can wear whatever she wants at her wedding.

There are two ways for stopping a bully:

The sad truth is:

If you start calling out someone in public, be prepared to face the consequences

Even people who initially had their doubts agree:

Better think twice before playing that card...

This is actually true...

Money well spent.

The bottom line is - MIL called OP out publicly...

When you get married, they say, you marry the family. There is some truth to the idea, which is frustrating since it implies that you are forced to put up with the unexpected nonsense of your other family.

While some in-laws turn out to be your best second family, inspiring nothing but happiness and pleasure, others end up being a pain in the neck for which there is no cure. The woman who recently shared her story is an example of this.

We really hope they will work out their problems and that they won't escalate because of OP's reaction.

Damjan