I met my husband a little over eight years ago. At that time, I already owned my own house, inherited from my parents, and my husband was living with my mother and brother-in-law.
We lived on the same floor, so I often talked with his parent, who tried to insult or humiliate her son in front of me, but she spoke only positively about me. I never paid attention to her statements, but at the same time, I drew my own conclusions about this lady.
I could endure such proximity for a short period, so I suggested to my husband to sell the house and buy an apartment in another place. We tried to purchase a home as far away as possible from my mother-in-law. After the move, our relationship began to develop rapidly, and my husband proposed to me quickly.
My husband did not want to invite his parents to the wedding; he argued that she had ruined his life since childhood, and he could not forgive all the insults and humiliations she continually subjected him to. However, my upbringing did not allow me to do so, as I was taught from childhood to respect my parents. Thus, I tried to persuade my fiancé to send an invitation to his mother, and he yielded to my assault.
However, I quickly regretted my decision because instead of being happy for us, my husband’s parent started imposing her opinion on me and then called us perfect idiots for each other. After a while, she began to blame me for terrible heredity. She refused to attend our wedding, and after we became husband and wife, she refused to communicate with us for a few years. But then, our daughter was born, and everything changed.
When the mother-in-law found out she was now a grandmother, an inhumane love for her granddaughter erupted. She started calling her son and began trying to reconcile with us. She was willing to do anything if only we allowed her to see her granddaughter.
I believe that our daughter herself should decide whether she wants to communicate with her grandmother or not. However, my husband is now categorically opposed to his mother seeing our child and says he doesn’t even want her near the baby. Now, I am sitting and thinking about what to do in this situation because I do not want history to repeat itself!
