A newlywed couple faced criticism from their family after the mother and father-in-law had a new garage lift installed on their home.
Taking to Reddit, the frustrated wife explained that she and her husband gave their in-laws access to their house in case an emergency arise but they were shocked when the older pair did something unexpected.
“We did not need or want a new garage lift and it wasn’t even on our radar of things to fix,” the woman wrote.
She said that the old lift still worked fine and they didn’t want to spend money for a new one as it is not included in their budget.
However, things turned sour when the in-laws gave them the bill for the new garage lift and told them that the money was due in just a week.
“We obviously did not budget for this and my husband told his parents that,” the woman went on.
However, her in-laws didn’t care at all and told them to find a way to pay for the new gadget. They also suggested using some of the wedding gifts they received to pay the bill.
“The parents are going on a trip over Thanksgiving so in an attempt to get them to empathize with our situation, my husband asked how they would feel if we made a change to their home on something they hadn’t budgeted for or even needed while they were away and handed them the bill upon return,” she continued.
But the mother-in-law called her son rude for even saying that to her.
Reddit users were quick to support the newlyweds and said that the in-laws were out of line.
“Your in-laws are being totally ridiculous here. Yes, they were presumptuous to make un-asked for modifications to your house, then stick you with the bill?” one person wrote.
“They are completely bananas!! Who does that?” another said.
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