Sadly, her son, the DIL’s husband, did nothing to address his wife’s behavior.According to the original poster (OP), she was a stay-at-home mother when her children were young, attending to their needs and helping them grow into responsible adults.
Now that her children are adults, she continues to embrace her role as a homemaker and takes pride in being a housewife.
However, her DIL, Beth, 25, does not see homemaking as a legitimate job and made her views clear within minutes of meeting her mother-in-law.
The Reddit user said: “The first time I met her, and I told her I am a homemaker, she told me that’s not a job, and it’s lazy of me. I met her 30 minutes before that.”Unfortunately, Beth’s remarks did not end there.
Whenever she and her husband visited for dinner, the topic of the OP’s employment would arise, with Beth questioning how the OP could be tired from having no job.
The Redditor discussed her feelings with her husband, and they speculated that Beth might be jealous because she had to work.
They warned their DIL that her derogatory comments could lead to her being asked to leave their home.
Beth temporarily ceased her remarks, but during a dinner party, she resumed her unsolicited opinions, prompting the OP to say: “I was talking about how I made the pie for tonight.
Beth made a comment that of course, I had enough time since I don’t work.”Fed up, the Redditor asked Beth to leave and stated she was no longer welcome in their home.
To complicate matters, the OP’s son sided with his wife, further straining family relations.
The OP defended her lifestyle, stating: “Not working doesn’t equal lazy.”As a housewife, the OP detailed her extensive responsibilities at home, including managing household paperwork, caring for their dogs, cooking daily, attending the gym, and more.
She argued that being lazy would involve idleness, which does not reflect her active role in supporting her husband by managing the home.
After sharing her experience on Reddit, the online community weighed in with their thoughts on the situation.
One commenter suggested that Beth’s attitude might stem from misconceptions about a housewife’s responsibilities and societal pressures for women to be independent and employed.
