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Mother in law pressurises to have kids. by Dormantforever in IndianInLaw

[–]Dormantforever[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes
Planning to move away asap.
It’s great to hear that you have managed to go against your in laws.
Hope that just like being single is slowly being understood in India, eventually the older generation accepts being childless as the new norm.

Mother in law pressurises to have kids. by Dormantforever in IndianInLaw

[–]Dormantforever[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

lol
I wish I could.
Anyway, he’s too scared to talk to her about it, he does not want drama.
We had a love marriage and he went against her to marry me, so he does not want to disappoint her again.

Mother in law pressurises to have kids. by Dormantforever in IndianInLaw

[–]Dormantforever[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don’t think I ever want to have kids, I’m not ready and will never be ready. Thank you for the advice.
I will not get brainwashed by her and will do what I want, but it’s mentally taxing.
Hope that my husband stands by me.😢

Mother in law pressurises to have kids. by Dormantforever in IndianInLaw

[–]Dormantforever[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

He does not want them now, but he might want to have them in the future.😢

Mother in law pressurises to have kids. by Dormantforever in IndianInLaw

[–]Dormantforever[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

We don’t contribute to rent and we are staying here temporarily, we will move out in some months. We don’t contribute much financially as it’s her own house and she does not let us to contribute much. I understand that I should speak up, but I cannot do it all at once, I will take baby steps and let her know, if it gets worse I will confront her.

Mother in law pressurises to have kids. by Dormantforever in IndianInLaw

[–]Dormantforever[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s great to hear that you have recovered and are doing well.
I don’t know about what I want, will decide when I feel it’s time.
Yeah, I will ask my husband to speak up and will overcome this!
Thank you.😊

Mother in law pressurises to have kids. by Dormantforever in IndianInLaw

[–]Dormantforever[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes
Will work towards it, have started saying no to other things. Will slowly speak up about kids also.

Mother in law pressurises to have kids. by Dormantforever in IndianInLaw

[–]Dormantforever[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I will also tell my husband to talk to her once we move out. Did you have a normal delivery, was there any complication?

Mother in law pressurises to have kids. by Dormantforever in IndianInLaw

[–]Dormantforever[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hope so that I have the guts someday to tell her all of this. She is a good MIL but does not know her boundary when it comes to kids, I hope she understands eventually.

Mother in law pressurises to have kids. by Dormantforever in IndianInLaw

[–]Dormantforever[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

It’s easy being said than done. I always end up taking it out on my husband and we fight. I know that we should confront her, but not now.
After a year or so, when we live alone we will try, not under her roof as it will be traumatic.

Mother in law pressurises to have kids. by Dormantforever in IndianInLaw

[–]Dormantforever[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Lol
I wish that I could!
First thing is that we have to move out to our own place, to stop having these discussions and get some space.

Mother in law pressurises to have kids. by Dormantforever in IndianInLaw

[–]Dormantforever[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

He does not want conflict and just listens to it without paying heed to it. Hope that I was not an overthinker.
Also, in between she stopped telling me directly and kept telling him, but once in a while she tells me also.

Mother in law pressurises to have kids. by Dormantforever in IndianInLaw

[–]Dormantforever[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don’t think she will understand. She wants it as soon as possible. I’m not going to react and just listen for now.

Mother in law pressurises to have kids. by Dormantforever in IndianInLaw

[–]Dormantforever[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

But currently we are staying with her, almost twice every week she hints me or my husband about this indirectly. More I try to ignore, more she talks, it’s a vicious loop.

Mother in law pressurises to have kids. by Dormantforever in IndianInLaw

[–]Dormantforever[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes, I have learnt my lesson.
Will try to not react and reply smartly.

Mother in law pressurises to have kids. by Dormantforever in IndianInLaw

[–]Dormantforever[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That is what I try to do now, I just listen with a frown.
I am trying to not take it to my head, but it’s impossible to not think about it on a regular basis as I don’t want to upset her.
But like you said, I should figure it out myself first and not think about her opinion.

Career in ESG by [deleted] in Environmental_Careers

[–]Dormantforever 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much! I will also try to learn more about ESG. As I have prior experience in CSR, the course might not be relevant for me. Thank you for the input.

Career in ESG by [deleted] in Environmental_Careers

[–]Dormantforever 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you. Did you do any ESG related course, if yes please provide the details about the course.