RE: The Hidden Burden
Definitely invite you family over more often. If he doesn't like it, he can go to the pub 😆
Haha. My parents never visit frequently. You know, it’s also one of the norms here — they don’t usually stay as guests in their daughter’s home.
I think I might have given the wrong impression when I mentioned that there was some awkwardness or whatever I felt. He’s not disrespectful; he tries to be a good host and all. But, of course, living with another person for even a day can be challenging. Playing the role of a guest for that long, as you mentioned with your father-in-law, is something that people—especially men—don’t find very easy.
So yeah, we women are expected to get along with their in-laws in ways that men would never be expected to.
I don't think anything that I saw could be justified in the slightest.
See, the awkwardness...
Well, if I were you and my mother-in-law was watching something that didn’t interest me, I’d do the same. But if it were my mom, I’d just say, “Ami, we’re not watching this anymore.” So yeah, that’s how it is. But I’m not living with my mom, am I?
P.s: thanks for making it a fun banter ;)
Oh, I completely understand what you meant. I feel the same when my in-laws visit. I like them and am obviously kind to them but sometimes I've got to grit my teeth. Like when you spend thousands of pounds creating a new entrance hall for people to take their shoes and coats off... only for one of them to walk straight through the entrance hall and leaving his shoes and coat in a completely different room. Or when you can only cook boring / simple meals because the idea of adding a spice or "non-English" ingredient will be a problem. More so for everybody else who has pandered to his childish attitude to food.
Ah, I'm sure that you know my pain and I certainly understand where you're coming from.