Father Debates Banning His In-Laws From His House For The Way They Treat His Wife And Baby

Even in the best of situations, combining two families may be challenging. You can never predict what will happen when two families merge because there are so many variables that affect a person’s upbringing.
On Reddit, a new parent talked about the challenges he’s having with his in-laws. His first child was just born to him and his wife. The entire family should be celebrating right now, but his in-laws are making things difficult. Because they are male, they have always given preference to his wife’s siblings above her. As a mother in her early years, they are now disparaging her.

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According to the new father, his in-laws visit frequently. They make it a point to criticize their daughter’s every action when they are around the new parents. The new father understands how destructive this behavior can be now that they have a daughter of their own. Although his wife would prefer he didn’t, he is thinking about confronting his in-laws.

 

Family dynamics are challenging. As an adult and, in some situations, a parent yourself, your relationship with your parents evolves as you come to terms with the fact that some childhood behaviors no longer suit you. After noticing that his in-laws were showing little regard for his wife while she was caring for their infant, a new father took to Reddit.

 

 

He started off by saying that he has always felt his in-laws treat his wife differently than they treat her two brothers. Previously, her parents would give her their old items and give her brothers new ones. Or they would give them to brothers if they had tickets to any event,” he clarified. “My wife didn’t mind and could overlook it.”

 

He gave his wife the freedom to handle things anyway she saw fit. However, he feels more driven to address the negative conduct he observes now that they are parents themselves. His wife just gave birth to a baby girl, their first child.

His in-laws frequently stop by and provide unwanted judgment, which one man believes is bad for his wife’s health.
He clarified: “When my wife is trying to eat meals, they’ll say stuff like ‘now that the baby is born, you [can’t] still use her for an excuse as to why you’re fat.'”

“My wife is not close to fat at all, and their comments are making her diet when she doesn’t need to,” he continued, adding that he believes she is okay just the way she is.+

 

They also berate the new mother for being worn out. “[When] my wife is tired they say stuff like ‘wow you can’t even handle 1 child, maybe if you pushed yourself to be a better mom, you wouldn’t need to call your parents to bail you out,'” he said.

“We have never called them to come over, they just come over.”

 

He explained how the couple’s decision to take some time off work had drawn criticism from his in-laws:

“My wife decided to take a break from work and be a [stay-at-home mom] for a while, and I bought her a Lexus because it was top-rated for safety,” he said. “My [mother-in-law] said, ‘wow isn’t it nice your husband treats you like a trophy wife when you aren’t even a trophy.'”