Get Premium
Dark mode theme is available exclusively for premium users. Learn more about the benefits of subscribing.
No fees, cancel anytime.
Dark Mode 
No fees, cancel anytime 
then open in external browser
and click "Open in External Browser" 
Nobody wants to fight with their in-laws. But when they keep acting out, you have to draw the line somewhere. For Reddit user Suspicious-Paper1186, it was a fake report to Child Protective Services (CPS).
Her husband’s mother has always disapproved of her and has gone out of her way to sabotage their relationship. However, when she learned that the lady grossly lied to the authorities about her son being neglected to the point where it endangers his life, she realized that something needed to change.
RELATED:
The meddling, overbearing mother-in-law is often just a stereotype
Image credits: Prostock-studio/Envato (not the actual photo)
But for this woman, it has become an infuriating reality
Image credits: bialasiewicz/Envato (not the actual photo)
Image credits: Suspicious-Paper1186
Soon after sharing her story, the woman made an update on the following developments
Image credits: stockbusters/Envato (not the actual photo)
Image credits: Suspicious-Paper1186
Mothers of men may unconsciously discourage long-term relationships
There might be some biologically predetermined reasons why women may feel an urge to sabotage their sons’ long-term commitments.
Madeleine A. Fugère, Ph.D., who is a professor of social psychology at Eastern Connecticut State University, says that according to evolutionary theory, men and women have differing optimal mating strategies to ensure that their genes are perpetuated through future generations.
“Strictly evolutionarily speaking, a man’s best mating strategy may be a series of short-term relationships with different women in order to ensure that his genes will be passed on,” Fugère explains. “However, women would not necessarily benefit from the same strategy; a woman’s best strategy may be to find a mate who will provide for her over the long term and help to raise and care for future offspring.”
The interference of a mother-in-law in her son and daughter-in-law’s relationship might reflect a mother’s unconscious desire to help her son “spread his seed.”
Image credits: sk/Unsplash (not the actual photo)
Similarly, a mother-in-law to a daughter and son-in-law should try to facilitate their marriage so that her son-in-law will remain committed over the long term. “In fact, mothers-in-law rate their relationships with their sons-in-law more favorably than their relationships with their daughters-in-law,” the social psychologist adds.
But of course, experiencing these impulses and acting on them are two different things.
Fugère says that research suggests you can overcome these barriers by convincing your in-laws that you are a good mate, primarily by showing how much you care for your spouse. However, “if in-law conflict persists, you must put your marriage first: individuals who feel supported by their spouses in their conflicts with their in-laws experience more satisfying marriages.” So, it seems that the Redditor and her husband are on the right path.
People were horrified by this particular MIL’s actions
Poll Question
Total votes ·
Thanks! Check out the results:
Total votes ·
Newsletter
Subscribe to Access
Exclusive Polls
By entering your email and clicking Subscribe, you're agreeing to let us send you customized marketing messages about us and our advertising partners. You are also agreeing to our Privacy Policy.
Thank you! You've successfully subscribed to newsletters!
Explore more of these tags
What do you think ?
Sue Ellen Bowen 8 months ago
I think I'd be moving. A few state lines between us would be a great thing.
Crystalwitch60 8 months ago
That’s what I said to , at least a few states , or even another country entirely !! oh n stay of the bloody socials to !!!
Load More Replies...
Estelle E. 8 months ago
She is asking because she knows this people since she's 11. She was a child, and we don't know anything about her own family. People confronted to a*****e relatives doubt themselves more.
Load More Replies...
Lowrider 56 8 months ago
My sister in law told her mother that I was a known d**g dealer. And, I was dealing from the bar she frequented. My wife laughed at them both, she knows my past and knows i was NEVER a d**g dealer and I had never been in that bar in my life.
Sue Ellen Bowen 8 months ago
I think I'd be moving. A few state lines between us would be a great thing.
Crystalwitch60 8 months ago
That’s what I said to , at least a few states , or even another country entirely !! oh n stay of the bloody socials to !!!
Load More Replies... Estelle E. 8 months ago
She is asking because she knows this people since she's 11. She was a child, and we don't know anything about her own family. People confronted to a*****e relatives doubt themselves more.
Load More Replies... Lowrider 56 8 months ago
My sister in law told her mother that I was a known d**g dealer. And, I was dealing from the bar she frequented. My wife laughed at them both, she knows my past and knows i was NEVER a d**g dealer and I had never been in that bar in my life.
You May Like Woman Refuses To Host Thanksgiving For 30 People, Pushy Family Still Tries To Guilt-Trip Her Into It Woman Welcomes Brother’s Family For A Month, His Wife Won’t Stop Complaining MIL Realizes She Messed With The Wrong Person When Son’s Wife Gets Back For Committing Crimes Against Her
Indrė Lukošiūtė
Ieva Pečiulytė
Ieva Pečiulytė
Related on Bored Panda
49
46