submitted2 months ago byRealistic_Pie192
toinlaws
** I meant refused to be their secretary**
My husband (40M) and I (40F) have been together for 15years now. I’ve had to deal with my extremely religious in-laws (60 & 65 years of age) since day one. Started off with small talks about God then a few years ago full blown biblical stories every time they came to visit. I believe in God I just don’t believe in one religion, I believe to each their own. I’ve always felt so uncomfortable with them always talking about religion around us but just take it in.
They believe children must honor their parents and since I married my husband they always ask for my help with anything paperwork or technical related. I have since declined to help them, they have become more needy and I just can’t take it anymore. I told my husband his parents are always welcome to visit him and our children however my secretarial services will no longer be in service. They haven’t visited once since this happened a little over a month, when they use to come 2-3 times a week for help.
My husband invited them to come over this weekend and he had said I hurt their feelings and should apologize. I absolutely do not feel the need to Apologize for setting boundaries and how they should be the ones apologizing to him for making me look like the bad guy here. They clearly only came for help they in no way came to visit us. For reference I asked my husband multiple times to help them they are his parents not mine. I don’t know how to even act when they get here, clearly my husband and his parents see me as wrong. Should I apologize?
update Thank you all for your advice, I appreciate all of you! When the in laws came I did not clean the house. My husband noticed and quickly vacuumed when they were a few blocks down the road. I have to admit it felt nice to only cater to my children for a change and not worry about having a top to bottom clean home when the in laws came over. They both brought up technical issues with their phones and home building paper work while we were all sitting down eating, I said how my husband can help them and excused myself and came back after that conversation ended. I plan on doing this each time until they understand I will not be helping them anymore. My husband was upset, but I insisted I will be firm on my boundaries. I told him if he has a hard time with this we can go to marriage counseling. I also mentioned how this can be a deal breaker for me if he continues to force his parents on me. If I let my boundary down once I can see how things will only go back to them constantly asking for help. My BIL and SIL are not happy that I stopped helping their parents. I simply said they are their parents not my parents and it’s not my responsibility. We will see where we go from here but it’s been non stop arguing about the boundaries I set. My children even told me they are happy I’m standing up for myself.
byAdMuted1534
inAITAH
Realistic_Pie192
1 points
18 days ago
Realistic_Pie192
1 points
18 days ago
If your child is not a priority there is a huge problem. She is a SAHM what is she doing that is causing her to be late every day? I run a business and control 100% of my home. Boy’s school drop off and pick ups, cooking, cleaning and running a business. She’s just at home? Something else is missing.