A new mother's anxiety is heightened by her mother-in-law's constant visits, unannounced. The MIL's stream of advice and thinly-veiled criticism is too much to handle. The new mom resorts to hiding from her MIL when she pops over without calling.
The guilt of making her MIL spend 40 minutes in transit to not even see her grandchild weighs on her. Was it an a-hole move? Click to find out what the AITA community thinks.
Being a new mom is hard enough, but dealing with a difficult mother-in-law on top of that can be overwhelming. This Reddit user shared her story about hiding from her MIL who constantly drops by unannounced, offering unsolicited advice and criticism.
Despite both her and her husband's requests to call before coming over, the MIL continues to disregard their wishes. When the new mom had a particularly tough day, she ignored the doorbell and hid from her MIL, feeling guilty afterwards for making her take a 40-minute trip for nothing.
However, when her husband found out, he called her out for being an a**hole move. The post has garnered many supportive comments and messages, showing that many others can relate to the struggles of dealing with overbearing in-laws.
Keep reading to see what others had to say about this difficult situation.
