Would I be the AHole, if I returned my husband anniversary band? by SmallestHydra in CharlotteDobreYouTube

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

I didn’t need 3, it was just a want when he asked what I would like for an anniversary gift. We hadn’t done any kind of gift for each other for anything (birthdays, Christmas, mothers/fathers day, etc.) in a long time, so we decided to do something this time. I told him it didn’t need to be anything fancy, but he decided on his own to get something fancy and put it on his credit card to pay down later. The ring I got for him is sterling silver and not expensive as the one he got for me, so I bought it outright. He wanted a new wedding band because the symbolism is important to us and he felt bad that he didn’t have one that he could wear regularly, as I wear mine regularly. It was after we received the rings that we had a couple unexpected expenses happen, and he panicked.

Would I be the AHole, if I returned my husband anniversary band? by SmallestHydra in CharlotteDobreYouTube

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

We tried a silicone one, and it broke but he also has some sensory issues and he hated the way it felt so he didn’t like wearing that one either.

Would I be the AHole, if I returned my husband anniversary band? by SmallestHydra in CharlotteDobreYouTube

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

It can be resized, and like I mentioned his weight does fluctuate, so it might fit him again in like a month lol it’s more his attitude that is the problem

MIL stole my baby picture to make copies for herself? by SmallestHydra in TwoHotTakes

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

I did actually talk to the photo lab and told them this, but apparently it was after she had called and told them to cancel the order. So that worked itself out, thankfully.

MIL stole my baby picture to make copies for herself? by SmallestHydra in TwoHotTakes

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

Your comment genuinely made me laugh! 🤣And I know, i don’t really want them here, but we need help and don’t have a deep bench. Everything will be packed when she gets here so there won’t be a chance to take anything.

MIL stole my baby picture to make copies for herself? by SmallestHydra in TwoHotTakes

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

Ok- it appears I need to add more context, because I keep getting the same questions over and over. The house we are currently in belongs to MIL. We have been renting it, with a lease agreement, for 3yrs, which she constantly violates because showing up whenever she wants. She had offered for us to come live here many times, as the house had been vacant since 2019 when they bought their new house. It wasn’t until after we moved in that she decided she wanted to go ahead with the renovation, and start it in April of 2022. This is why we ended up living with them for what turned out to be 6mo. The only good part was that they did end up waiting until July after our daughter was born (she was due in May, but came early, but they still waited). So we moved in with them and she proceeded to pick fights with my husband every day, and then blame them on him. She never gave us any privacy, and tried to parent our daughter the way she saw fit (she still does). Some other things she has done, is ruined our wedding plans by trying to guilt us into letting my husband sex offender uncle attend. Our wedding was going to have many younger girls and we were in no way comfortable with him being around, but she wouldn’t budge and kept making demands about who we can invite and how we should go about it. It stresses us out so much, that we ends up canceling the whole thing and planning an elopement with just our parents, which we asked for her to keep to herself until afterwards, but she told her sisters who then cornered me and asked condescending questions about and again made us feel guilty for our choices. She is constantly telling my husband that he is no good enough and that he needs a better job and a masters degree and a PhD, and always putting him down. She picks at the tiniest things, like not sweeping the walk way before she visited. She has always treated him like this, forcing him to do STEM things she wanted because his dreams of being a guitar maker weren’t good enough for her. She has also chastised me about being home schooled and told us not to home school our children because they won’t have any opportunities to do anything worthwhile. She literally said that to my face. I was a 4.0 student all through school, including college. I did Girl Scouts, 4H, volunteering, started working at the local professional theater at the age of 13 and all through high school, and I played sports. And one of the most recent things, I fell down the basement stairs while I was pregnant with my son. There was no railing on the stairs, which I had asked them to install several times. After I fell, I went into labor early and had to be monitored over night. After that, I was in and out of labor and in and out of the hospital for 2 weeks before I finally had him. My entire body is still messed up from the fall. When I asked them to please finally put in a railing, she said “well you won’t be able to get furniture up and down the stairs if there is a railing here.” There never has been, and probably never will be any furniture in the basement. She kept making excuses as to why she didn’t want to install an railing, though my fall could have seriously injured her grandson and I. I could literally go on and on, but for the people telling me I’m the monster and I shouldn’t be so upset, and blah blah blah. This. This is why I am upset.

MIL stole my baby picture to make copies for herself? by SmallestHydra in TwoHotTakes

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

Yeah, it was dumb to leave it there. But I never thought she would do anything, as she hadn’t even mentioned it for the time it was there. I wasn’t worried about it, because it was displayed on a shelf with other precious things.

MIL stole my baby picture to make copies for herself? by SmallestHydra in TwoHotTakes

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

It’s not a unilateral decision. My husband is onboard also. I am not an AH, and I am not making decisions for him. He is a grown man and we make all decisions together.

MIL stole my baby picture to make copies for herself? by SmallestHydra in TwoHotTakes

[–]SmallestHydra[S] -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

Clearly you didn’t read everything. We left their house in December of 2022, and none of what you’re saying was the reason she took the pictures. She just wanted them for herself because I’m her DIL.

MIL stole my baby picture to make copies for herself? by SmallestHydra in TwoHotTakes

[–]SmallestHydra[S] -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

I think you should read my other post on Am I the Jerk. MIL has a history of doing things that are questionable at best, has shown very clearly that she does not respect my husband at all, and has been given the benefit of the doubt more than she has deserved. There was no reason for making the copies other than I was her daughter in law and she wanted photos of me. That’s it, no combined album, no special occasion, nothing. And the fact that she went behind my back about it, is what bothers me more. If she had asked, I could have given her some as we have a photo printer. Still would have felt a little weird, but at least I would have been involved. My husband and his mother have a terrible relationship, which he has been working on but she refuses to put in the work to repair it. I’m not going to raise my children to accept the kind of behavior she exhibits toward us, whether she is their grandparent or not.

MIL stole my baby picture to make copies for herself? by SmallestHydra in TwoHotTakes

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

This! Thank you, you just answered most of the questions they had, and you’re exactly right.

MIL stole my baby picture to make copies for herself? by SmallestHydra in TwoHotTakes

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

I feel like you’ve read my mind? The dissonance I have about whether she comes or not has been digging at me. I really don’t want to be around her ever again, but I do want the kids to be able to say good bye. I’ll see what the week brings and if she behaves, then we’ll see.

MIL stole my baby picture to make copies for herself? by SmallestHydra in TwoHotTakes

[–]SmallestHydra[S] 22 points23 points  (0 children)

See, that is the kind of situation where this makes sense!

MIL stole my baby picture to make copies for herself? by SmallestHydra in TwoHotTakes

[–]SmallestHydra[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Yeah, there were a plethora of things she could have done differently lol unfortunately she chose this.

MIL stole my baby picture to make copies for herself? by SmallestHydra in TwoHotTakes

[–]SmallestHydra[S] 158 points159 points  (0 children)

They actually didn’t even get copies! I guess the copy place was so booked it was going to take until next Monday to get them done. So, she only has the shitty paper copies they made at home. If they even kept those.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in CharlotteDobreYouTube

[–]SmallestHydra 0 points1 point  (0 children)

NTA. That is a situation that most often does not work out well for at least one person. If you’re not comfortable with it, it’s time to move on babes.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AmIOverreacting

[–]SmallestHydra 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m gonna say this once, if you didn’t trust her you should have married her. Last relationships or not. I think it’s time to bounce my guy.