Would this bother you? Future mother in law has no boundaries

View Quoted Comment Agree. Sadly I have a house and it’s too small for us all. It’s being rented. He has four kids I have one. And his ex won’t remove his name from their house years after finalized divorce. It’s all a mess

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That is so wrong and such a red flag. My heart hurts and is angry for you that you are being so disrespected, even by your own fiancé. Maybe you need to be the one to stand up to her and lay down the law because he isn’t.

View Quoted Comment There are other options besides the 2 mentioned here. Money and names in titles are a hurdle to overcome. It truly doesn’t have to be this way. Best of luck.

I don't understand how, as a woman, she doesn't know this already. My FH once thought he'd do something nice for me while I was away for the weekend and washed my clothes. All of them together: bras, jeans, sweaters, socks, he even thought he'd be efficient and throw the dirty cleaning rags from the laundry room in with them. In hot water of course, and then put them in the dryer just like he does his laundry. When I got home and saw what had happened I thought I was going to have a stroke. I was trying to not yell at him because he was just trying to be nice, but I wanted to scream and freak out. Needless to say some things were ruined. Most guys don't get how particular women are about their laundry so your FH probably doesn't understand why it's a big deal to you. But as a woman she totally knows, it's just a power play for her.

View Quoted Comment I think you’re right. How does she not know ? She even said I’ll take your daughters stuff too and I specifically said that day no it’s ok. I am really particular how I do it. Yet she came two days later and took the hamper anyway. It’s unbelievable to me. And how she won’t speak to me ???


And how he is acting is so wrong. He needs to defend us. Especially me. I don’t even understand why she’s buying their clothes and why he can’t. He did say she always bought their clothes so maybe it’s control thing. I think he’s also spoiled.

View Quoted Comment Wow I would freak. My FH knows how I am cause I told him many times don’t ever do my laundry. Yet he says I should have controlled my emotions. It’s easier to control them if u have someone standing up for you.

I’d be upset, too, if MIL took my clothes to her house to wash for a few reasons. 1. I’m particular about how my laundry is done. 2. Invasion of privacy. 3. It insinuates I’m unable to keep a clean house. It’s terrible that your FH doesn’t come to your defense, ESPECIALLY since it seems like the majority of the laundry is from him and his kids. Based on your previous comments about his parents buying the boots, etc., it makes me think his mother has done more of these tasks for him than he has been willing to admit. Since he doesn’t want to address it, maybe your best bet would be to have an honest conversation with her.

Ask your husband. This may have been fine when he was on his own. You need a new who- does- what agreement with MIL. And maybe some compromise on your part as well as hers. I have an auntie who would take over, and do many things around the house, and do them differently. But before scolding, I look at the amount of time she spends with 2-5 kids, whether we need child care, or simply so we can go out, or have someone there while we get things done around the house. And I tell myself she has nearly as much investment as I do in some types of housekeeping. And if we want a willing volunteer who is free, gives our kids lots of attention, and takes a group so we can be 1:1, And I find that it does not matter how towels are folded, though there is no compromise on dryer sheets with allergies. Right now your MIL is mad. And not spending time with kids or housekeeping. So, half the country or more uses dryers. Is and FH kids clothes has been done that way. Why can't just yours and hubby's, put in different bags, not get machine dried. And the rest get it? Other compromise s are possible, if DH wants them and has supported them in the past. You don't just come in and throw herout if what she was doing was fine with DH, you work things out.

View Quoted Comment Yea I kinda think so too. And yea it totally insinuates I’m incapable or not doing it to her standard. Just so insulting. I’m glad I’m not wrong for feeling so upset. I need him to talk to her but according to him saying bring the hamper back there’s an issue was enough. Oh he admitted it doesn’t matter to him either way. Welll he needs to respect I don’t want my clothes and daughters clothes being gone through and taken out of the home. He said he dealt with her

This whole thing weirds me out.

Why is she coming over to take laundry in the first place? It makes no sense. Like, I get as a grandparent taking the kids out to go shopping for new stuff, that's fine if you want to. But it's on you? If I ask you to take my kid shopping I'll give you money for it.

You're adults living in your own homes, you can take care of the house and laundry and all other chores without help from his mom. The umbilical cord has been cut for a long time, it's time to stop wishing it'll grow back.

FMIL needs to know she's not welcome in the home without checking in first, and she's not welcome to take/move things around while she's there beyond common sense. She's way overstepped her boundaries, and it's time to reestablish them.

You have to talk to FH and determine what those boundaries will be first, and then you need to communicate them to FMIL together.

View Quoted Comment I know it’s so strange to me I can’t wrap my head around it. Background : he has four kids , 2 boys 2 girls. I have one 15 year old daughter. She came over Wednesday wanting to take the boys for summer clothes but insisted that I show her all their clothes they have. - she said even if they’re in dryer or dirty show me all so I know what I need to buy. I told her they barely have anything. Yet she still made me show her .. she took the stuff that didn’t fit the older boy home tp store for the younger boy - wasn’t sure why we couldn’t keep them ? She went shopping and came back and said I can take the laundry for you. I said no it’s fine. My daughter does the girls and her own and earns allowance. Also she borrows my stuff so my stuff ends up in there and I’m particular how I do my stuff.
Well she left with the boys hamper and said I’ll drop it off soon. FH just went along even tho I said To him is this necessary ??

She done by Friday - I’m out. My daughter is home. She takes her hamper and says is it ok if I take this .. she doesn’t text or ask me. I come home and freak. I call FH and he calls and says it’s an issue bring it back - he doesn’t say we don’t need u to do laundry or anything rlse. She comes back with it super mad. I don’t get it. It’s like I’m a moron and I’m not doing laundry to her standards. I tried to talk to her at a bday party the other day and she said let’s move past it. She texted that she will never touch laundry again with a very angry tone. I feel like I’m somehow in the wrong hwre. She also moved my bathing suit off my shelf and had it in a hamper and I had to search for it. It’s so annoying to me