Oh wow, this story is just so sad.
One woman is “torturing” her daughter-in-law because her son told her she is unable to have children.
Devastated by his mum’s attitude to his wife, the man took to Reddit to ask for help about what to do.
“A few nights ago we went out to dinner with my parents and everything was going normal, until my mom brings up the grandkids thing again,” he wrote. “I try to change the subject as it is clearly upsetting my wife but my mom just kept going on and on about how the best part of life is having kids of your own.
“I could tell my wife was on the verge of bursting into tears so I decided to inform my parents of our situation.”
He told his mum that his wife couldn’t have kids, and instead of offering support, she delivered an incredibly hurtful, cruel blow.
“Marriage is about having children and raising a family, if Claire can't give you that than maybe you should be exploring your options,” he recounted his mum saying.
The man and his father, who was also present at the meal, reeled in shock, while understandably, his wife started sobbing, and ran out of the restaurant.
“I chased after her and I can honestly say this was about 100 times worse than finding out we couldn't have kids. My wife loved my mom and she basically just spat in her face.”
His mum has now embarked on a “mission” to ensure her son leaves his wife, even going as far as to send him photos of his cousin’s nieces and nephews, and saying that adoption is “evil” because you “shouldn’t raise other people’s kids”.
Now the man says he is worried about his wife, as she is depressed and anxious he will leave her.
The shocking post received hundreds of comments that roundly condemned the mum’s actions.
“She needs to be punished for that cruel display,” said one commenter. “My friends mum, had done the something like this and she was exiled, it took a few months before she realised that she had been an insensitive b***h.
While another got to the nub of the issue in a few simple words: “I think your mother is so wrong, and I feel for your wife. Why do some people think they are ‘owed’ grandchildren?”
“If my mom did something like this to my wife I would simply cut her out of my life,” said another. “Your mom is being amazingly selfish only thinking about her missed chance for grandkids.”
While another commenter showed that this kind of behaviour isn’t isolated: “I have the exact same problem... luckily my MIL hasn't attacked me... Yet. She does keep bringing up grandkids and sighing loudly.”
We can’t begin to imagine how someone could be so cruel and insensitive to another woman – particularly when she was no doubt already hurting that she couldn’t conceive. It absolutely beggars belief.
What do you think mums? What advice would you give this man?
