Living with in-laws can be hard, especially when your partner doesn\u2019t agree with you. A mother of two, expecting her third child, shared her story about living with her mother-in-law. She wants her to move out, but her husband doesn\u2019t support her and isn\u2019t being reasonable, according to her.<\/p>\n
How my MIL ended up living with us.
\n34-year-old Megan shared how uncomfortable things have become with her mother-in-law and husband. She explained, \u201cHi Bright Side! I\u2019ve seen similar stories on your page, so I wanted to share mine too. I need to get this off my chest, and I hope someone reading this can give me advice on what to do next.\u201d<\/p>\n
She explained how her MIL came to live with them, \u201cMy husband John (36) and I moved in together years before we got married. Both of our families were okay with it. But when John\u2019s parents separated, his mom moved in with us.\u201d<\/p>\n
Megan explained why she\u2019s no longer okay with her MIL living in their house, \u201cMy MIL has been with us for 10 years now. We\u2019ve had ups and downs, but I\u2019ve kept quiet. I\u2019m pregnant with our third child now, and space is becoming a problem. It\u2019s time for her to move out.\u201d<\/p>\n
They have a 5-bedroom house. Their eldest daughter has one room, their younger daughter has another, one room is for Megan and John, one is for Megan\u2019s office, and one is for her MIL. There\u2019s no space left for the new baby.<\/p>\n
Megan feels she has sacrificed enough in her marriage, \u201cI\u2019ve been trying to talk to my husband about this for months, but he avoids the subject or ignores it. Last night, I told him seriously that his mother needs to move out.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe has lived with us all this time without paying for bills or utilities. She hasn\u2019t even bought anything for us or our kids just out of kindness. She has a job and makes good money. She can afford her own place, and I don\u2019t want my kids to share a room.\u201d<\/p>\n
When Megan brought it up, her husband got upset and said, \u201cWe could turn your office into the baby\u2019s room. You won\u2019t be working when the baby is born.\u201d Megan was very frustrated.<\/p>\n
The expecting mother tried offering other solutions, \u201cWhen I said the office is not an option, my husband suggested that our daughter could share a room with the baby. I don\u2019t think that\u2019s fair. We don\u2019t know if the baby will be a boy or a girl, and either way, I want to respect our daughter\u2019s personal space. Instead, I suggested that if he really wants his mom to stay, she could live in the basement. It\u2019s big, and we could make it nice for her.\u201d<\/p>\n
But her husband was very against the idea and said Megan was being mean for thinking that way. Megan wonders, \u201cAm I really a bad person? I just want what\u2019s best for my kids. What should I do?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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