A man has opened up about a row he had with his mother-in-law after she made a series of cruel comments about him during a family holiday.
The husband, who is aged 45, explained he had travelled with his wife and their children, as well as his wife’s mother, father and sister.
Airing his frustrations in a Reddit post on Saturday, the man said his mother-in-law “made multiple remarks” about his weight, which eventually caused him to “snap” at her.
“My mother-in-law is the queen bee. Everyone dances to her tune, goes out of their way to accommodate what she wants and generally defers to her,” he began.
“Throughout the holiday, she made multiple remarks about my weight.
“I’m not what you would call morbidly obese, but I’m a big guy, big enough to sweat more easily than most, especially in hot weather or with prolonged exertion. Not to the point where my clothes are saturated or anything though.”
He claimed that his mother-in-law made remarks when he suggested getting a taxi rather than walking two hours to a restaurant, or when he had to go outside in the evenings to cool down.
“Basically, any time I suggested doing something to manage the fact that I run hot (and that’s even without the extra weight),” he continued.
“After biting my tongue all holiday, I snapped on the last day. We were talking about the space (or lack thereof) on flights, and when I remarked that I found it difficult as someone my size, she snapped about losing weight.
“It was so sudden and rude that I was genuinely stunned for a moment. She immediately tried to back down, claiming she wasn’t trying to be rude, while several other people insisted it WAS rude.
“I clapped back, stating that it had been every day she had something to say and was only backing down now because I was obviously p***** off.”
To his surprise, his sister-in-law took her mother’s side and accused him of “ruining the holiday”.
Concluding his post, the husband confirmed he and his mother-in-law apologised to each other for their parts in the disagreement, and was now unsure whether he overreacted by “calling her on her behaviour”.
Hundreds of people have taken to the comments to share their thoughts on the matter, with many declaring that the man’s wife should have stepped in.
“Why isn’t your wife shutting down comments about your weight from others?” one person asked, while another stated: “No way would I allow my family to disrespect my husband.”
A third person said the man could have dealt with the situation more calmly, writing: “The first remark should be met with, ‘Please don’t make remarks about my body I’m trying to teach my kids not to bully people’.”
Meanwhile, a fourth attempted to give the mother-in-law the benefit of the doubt, suggesting that she was concerned for his health “and just expressing it out loud”.