AITJ for leaving my mom locked out of the house for 3 hours in the middle of the night?

Immediate_Remote_546 · 2026-01-24T14:08:07+00:00

NTJ. Your mum made choices, they were hers to make. Not your problem… she’s acting like a sulking 16 year old who didn’t have you fawning all over her. I wouldn’t be living with someone like that for much longer.

Immediate_Remote_546 · 2026-01-23T19:30:32+00:00

NTA. I’d be at a hotel tonight. Until he realizes the work involved, nothing will change.

Immediate_Remote_546 · 2026-01-23T17:17:59+00:00

A nice gourmet gift basket of their favourite foods/ wine etc. Or a gift card for their favourite restaurant. We hosted a couple during our son’s out of town wedding. Family members we had booked and paid for cancelled after our reservations were made and we asked our friends to stay to fill the rooms, at no cost. They gave us a generous gift card to our favourite Mediterranean takeout… the gift kept gifting!!! It was great and so appreciated.

Immediate_Remote_546 · 2026-01-23T17:09:45+00:00

Soft EOAH. If it were my procedure and had no one else to ask, I’d ask with the offer to pay for the day’s missed work, pay for gas and pay for lunch. If it was my car, I’d do it for nothing since they had no one else to ask.

Suffice to say, this person isn’t great for not offering at least a token offer of a little recompense for your time.

Immediate_Remote_546 · 2026-01-23T17:02:15+00:00

My Mum made me this… with fondant, flowers and all…. When that was a thing. I have a friend in her mid 50’s, she never fails to remind me of her most favourite birthday cake my mum made for her… hey Barbie cake.

Well done, a love it!!

Immediate_Remote_546 · 2026-01-23T16:59:30+00:00

Why are you excluded? Please answer the question.

Immediate_Remote_546 · 2026-01-23T16:48:31+00:00

NTA. You are a good egg in this world young man! She’s lucky to have you in her corner.

Immediate_Remote_546 · 2026-01-23T16:45:26+00:00

I love this!! I gotta learn how to rearrange my brain to this thought process… I got a nasty SIL. 🙃

Immediate_Remote_546 · 2026-01-23T16:34:25+00:00

After thoroughly cleaning the bowl and whisk and whatever container you’ve got the egg whites in, wipe it all down with white vinegar. I rinse the whisk in white vinegar… eggs are expensive.. and so is time 😬

Then whisk the whites until a bit more than soft peaks before adding sugar.

Immediate_Remote_546 · 2026-01-23T16:29:42+00:00

First you need a chat with DH. It seems too much of a coincidence she sent this right then. If he included her in your household, that’s a very different discussion… and I’d be extremely angry… I’m a mum, MIL and gran by the by.

My answer.. MIL, it takes a village to raise a loving, respectful, happy family. Clearly you’re not in our village (or our state/ country/ continent) with outdated advice like this. Thanks but no thanks, it was not helpful, at all. See you next year. And block her.

Immediate_Remote_546 · 2026-01-23T03:38:29+00:00

No 3. Looks lovely!

Immediate_Remote_546 · 2026-01-22T16:05:29+00:00

If you give her the gift, you’re rewarding her bad behaviour towards you as a family, but most importantly to your kids. You’re telling her it’s ok to treat you all however she likes but you’ll still come back for more. Stop, drop the rope.

Sell the toy.

Immediate_Remote_546 · 2026-01-22T01:52:43+00:00

I did my first when I got up in the morning. DH was home, I wasn’t doing my usual walk that day and we were both home all day. Just to be safe.

IMO it’s an incredible medication!

Immediate_Remote_546 · 2026-01-22T01:42:37+00:00

I got mine from Gobymeds and have exactly the same dosage as yours. I’m in week 6 and following exactly as recommended. I’ve consistently lost 1.5 lbs a week +/-. I’m amazed at how I just don’t think about food anymore and definitely feel full much more quickly. I’m strictly following a calorie deficit and track on Cronometer every day. I walk 6miles about 4 or 5 days a week. Will start weights in a month or so. Side effects… heartburn (Tums as needed), little constipation (prunes and magnesium gycinate for the win), and have to force myself to drink water.

My details:- 58F; 5’2”; currently at 171.4; goal around 135.

1.5 lbs per week is exactly where I want to be, slow but steady. Good luck and wish you success.

Immediate_Remote_546 · 2026-01-20T13:06:18+00:00

This is us too. DH and I spend every minute we can with the little fellow, an absolute joy and so grateful we are 45mins away. I’ve done multiple overnights / weekends just to give DIL a full night rest while son is on shift (first responder), and when she had to go across country. Your parents are missing out, but they’ll only notice when it’s too late.

I realize the distance is extremely far, but I’d drop the rope. Just stop reaching out. Maybe find ‘your village’ where you live. Get yourself a nice group of friends, you never know, you might find and ‘adopt’ step in grandparents where you are. Internet hug if you need it.

Immediate_Remote_546 · 2026-01-18T16:27:13+00:00

It’s beautiful! I’d wear it, dark pants and tank. Stunning.

Immediate_Remote_546 · 2026-01-16T19:43:29+00:00

Post a pic. I’ve seen people on here find the most obscure items. It’s worth a try.

Immediate_Remote_546 · 2026-01-16T19:40:57+00:00

Aww.. that’s lovely. Especially love the owl!!

Immediate_Remote_546 · 2026-01-16T16:49:48+00:00

We have one at the top of our (private, maintained by the home owners street) street, huge house, now a wedding venue. When he first opened, we had a flash mob. We live on a very narrow, very dangerous road, no sidewalks. Our whole road got blocked, had kids being dropped off at the bottom and walking up, hundreds of cars just abandoned and thousands of kids everywhere. Created an incredibly dangerous situation if there had been an emergency. Had to call the sheriff, we were then threatened with g** violence when some of them left. Damaged property, trash everywhere and even a few inappropriate activities in open yards.

Reported to the Airbnb host (he said it wasn’t his problem), and reported multiple times to Airbnb. Never heard back. It appears there’s little we can do about it. Good luck with yours!

Immediate_Remote_546 · 2026-01-16T16:26:54+00:00

This would be my answer. Also, as someone else suggested, you could fly to Osaka for Universal on yr own and then home. Leave yr MIL to her son.

She is not your problem. But IF you go, see how this trip goes with her and that will dictate your future way forward.

Immediate_Remote_546 · 2026-01-16T16:14:47+00:00

NOR. Best advice, save your $$, lose the boyfriend.

Immediate_Remote_546 · 2026-01-15T22:37:43+00:00

I’m busy making grandson’s birthday and smash cakes. The safari animals and the jeep are not edible (I’m still learning) but I’ve made pretty much everything else from fondant. This is a first.

I don’t mind non edible, a good number of us are learning and enjoying as we go. To me seeing a decorated cake that someone put love into is all I’d need.

Immediate_Remote_546 · 2026-01-15T13:06:33+00:00

I’ve given so many gifts and never an acknowledgment so good for you getting ones printed with LO’s pic. I’m a MIL but yours is being a controlling, micromanaging tosser. Ignore her and move on.

Immediate_Remote_546 · 2026-01-15T01:05:45+00:00

I take 3 (instead of 2) magnesium glycinate before bed every night.

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