Mom Clashes with In-Laws Over ‘Pathetic’ Parenting Style

Imagine having in-laws that try to shove their outdated parenting methods down your throat. Unfortunately, that’s exactly what one mom had to deal with when she and her husband moved back to the states to care for her ill father-in-law. With a 9-year-old son and a 6-year-old daughter, this mom was determined to raise her kids differently from the toxic childhoods she and her husband experienced. But her in-laws had other plans…

Moving Back to the States

Living Next Door

Toxic Childhoods

In-Laws Interfering

Outrageous Expectations

FIL Flips Out

MIL’s Unrealistic Demands

Dangerous Consequences

MIL’s Harsh Criticism

Confronting the In-Laws

In-Laws’ Concerns ‍♀️

Standing Up for Her Kids

Leaving the In-Laws’ House ‍♀️

SILs Get Involved

Mom Fights Back Against Outdated Parenting

Frustrated by her in-laws’ attempts to impose their old-fashioned parenting style on her children, this mom decided to take matters into her own hands. She confronted her in-laws, telling them to stop inflicting 50s livelihood onto her kids and that they wouldn’t be restrained to a toxic lifestyle. Her in-laws were not pleased, and now her sisters-in-law have decided to get involved, accusing her of tarnishing her husband’s life. Let’s see what the internet thinks of this heated family conflict…

NTA mom receives support and advice on dealing with sexist in-laws.

Sisters accused of sexism in parenting clash

NTA. Move away from toxic in-laws and let them fend for themselves

Encourage kids to not listen to grandparents’ strange requests

Standing up to toxic in-laws, but at what cost?

NTA comment and replies criticize toxic masculinity and gender roles

Defending parenting with sass

NTA commenter suggests leaving in-laws to fend for themselves

Commenter calls out story as fake, receives agreement.

Teaching life skills is the parents’ job, not in-laws’. NTA

Commenter supports OP’s parenting and finds in-laws ridiculous

Protect your kids from toxic in-laws. NTA

Commenter doubts authenticity of story, others share similar experiences.

Stand your ground and have a serious talk with your husband

Commenter supports OP’s parenting style with sass

Commenter calls out fake post with sarcastic tone

Protect your children and leave ASAP. NTA

Protect your family from dangerous in-laws. NTA

Is this commenter calling out the authenticity of the story?

Protecting children from abusive grandparents. NTA

Awkward! Commenter calls out mom’s questionable decision-making

NTA stands up to boomer in-laws, suggests they die alone

Commenter expresses shock and concern for children’s safety

Protect your kids. Don’t let toxic in-laws ruin your family.

Mom’s parenting style defended with NTA judgement

Supportive comment defends parenting style against in-laws’ criticism

Neighborly feud? Standing up to in-laws but living next door?

NTA claps back at in-laws’ parenting stereotypes

Supportive husband stands up to in-laws’ outdated expectations

Letting a 6-year-old use the oven? NTA, that’s dangerous

Gendered stereotypes and pick-and-choose hypocrisy from in-laws. Move away.

Commenter questions validity of post’s burn severity, debunked by reply.

Commenter defends parenting style against conservative criticism

Commenter defends mom against in-laws’ abusive behavior.

In-laws want to train your kids as servants? Not cool

Take that, in-laws! NTA suggests moving out

Protect your kids from abusive in-laws. Move out now!

Cooking as a child is cute, but not a chainsaw!

Safety first! Teaching kids is important, but not with chainsaws

Grandparents overstep boundaries, NTA stands up for parenting choices

Spouse’s hypocrisy exposed in comment about in-laws’ parenting critique

Moving countries to escape toxic people? Should’ve seen this coming ‍♂️

In-laws expect too much from kids. NTA.

Curious about the kids’ supervision? Join the discussion!

Grandparents pushing unrealistic expectations on young children

In-laws’ entitled parenting style puts kids in danger

FIL expects 9-year-old to perform ‘manly duties’ with chainsaw

Stand your ground! You’re the boss of your parenting style

Setting boundaries with in-laws for better parenting.

Protect your children from toxic in-laws. NTA

Bold move! This commenter isn’t afraid to cut ties

Teaching kids life skills: cooking vs firewood production?

Parent defends NTA judgement against abusive in-laws with humor

Single parent slams in-laws’ sexist parenting expectations

Stand up to your in-laws and embrace your parenting style

Protecting the kids from toxic family members

Confused but not the a**hole

Commenter critiques dangerous parenting style in humorous way

Teaching life skills is important, but safety comes first

SIL should take care of parents. NTA

Short and to the point, I like it.

Parenting gone wrong? Let’s hear your thoughts

Gender roles clash with outdated parenting beliefs

Parenting in a toxic environment: YTA or NAH?