A woman was left furious after her mother-in-law let herself into her home without any warning.
But when she confronted her about it, it made her mother-in-law burst into tears.
Taking to Reddit, the woman explained that her mother-in-law knew the security code to their property and kept on going to their home even when nobody was home.
“So after she surprised me with her unexpected presence, I sort of lost my cool,” she wrote.
“First, because I was startled and a bit scared for a second (I always know when my husband comes home by the sound of the garage). Second, not surprisingly, she has a huge problem with boundaries that husband deals with.
“I raised my voice asking why she was here, how she let herself in, then I told her she can’t just do that, and that we’re going to change the code.”
But the mother-in-law was so shocked by her reaction she cried.
“She started tearing up, apologized, then left. She is highly sensitive and kind of fragile. If my husband tells her he can’t do yet another thing for her, she will tear up and weakly say “oh, th-that’s ok…”. The entire family believes it’s manipulation,” she went on.
The mother-in-law then called her son to tell him that his wife had shouted at her.
Reddit users were quick to support the woman, with one writing: “She didn’t even knock first! She was 100% there to snoop.”
Another said: “She let herself in using a code to the door you had no idea she had been given and did not have permission to have. You had every right to be upset. And, under the situation, you also had every right to make her feel unwelcome.”
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