Frustrating indian MIL
Hi everyone, so we called my MIL to australia to help with our pregnancy and postpartum ( total 4 months stay)...I was never ok with this but seeing how my FIL passed away last year and my husband wanted to see him mum i begrudgingly said ok.
Shes been here for 2 months so far and I can't stand it. Yes she cooks a bit and helps with cleaning but at the cost of my mental peace. Here's what annoys me:
- she does bare minimum = needs to be told what to do, and when she does she announces it. Basically she's a lazy woman who would prefer to sit and watch TV and knit.
- bitches about her eldest daughter in law daily, to the point that I feel like telling her to shut the f up. Im sure she talks shit about me too.
- when hubby comes home, she gets insecure if I'm speaking to him as if I'm complaining about her but I'm not
- she is unhygienic- i have to tell her to wash her hands with soap and not plain water
- she waits for me to wake up in the morning so I can make her breakfast
- she wants to go out with me everywhere and I have to refuse her because I want some alone time. I find so much relief just going to the shops without her.
- she doesn't understand English and is so boring to talk to ...her conversations are so dull and shallow. She mentions superstitious stuff that sets my teeth on edge and I have to explain logic to her.
- she tells me what an amazing cook she is and how everyone loves her food. She also says how beautiful she was and constantly just talks about herself.
-when my mum comes to visit me for a day or two, she expects my mum to do everything while she sits back
- she leaves the TV on for hours while watching tik tok videos...like hello electricity is expensive
- everyday she complains about an illness either headache, tummy ache, knee pain...my hubby had to tell her off because every morning she complained but never likes to take medicine or exercise.
-i have no privacy in my own home= can't watch Netflix in my living room because she's always there and talks throughout my show. She also watches what i eat and wear.
I mostly spend my time in my room, with my book and laptop. I wait eagerly for the day she leaves just 2 more months to go.
I just wanted to vent as I'm slowly resenting her. I mentioned some of these issues to my hubby but gets defensive of her saying look how much she is helping us -_- I would rather do it alone.