3 Intense Stories of Children Turning Against Their Parents

A woman shared her story on Reddit about her daughter-in-law (DIL), who repeatedly criticized her for being a homemaker, even after she asked her to stop. Sadly, her son, the DIL’s husband, did nothing to stop his wife’s behavior.

The original poster (OP) explained that she was a stay-at-home mom when her children were young, taking care of them and helping them grow into responsible adults. Now that her children are grown, she still takes pride in being a homemaker.

However, her 25-year-old daughter-in-law, Beth, doesn’t view homemaking as a real job. Beth made her feelings clear the first time they met. OP said, “The first time I met her, I told her I was a homemaker, and she told me that it wasn’t a job and was lazy of me. I had just met her 30 minutes before that.”

Beth’s comments didn’t stop there. Whenever she and her husband came over for dinner, Beth would bring up OP’s lack of a job, questioning how OP could be tired if she didn’t work. OP talked to her husband about it, and they thought Beth might be jealous because she had to work.

They warned Beth that if her rude remarks continued, she might be asked to leave. Beth stopped for a while, but at another dinner, she made another comment. OP was talking about making the pie for the evening when Beth said, “Of course, you had time since you don’t work.”

Fed up, OP told Beth to leave and said she was no longer welcome in their home. To make things worse, OP’s son sided with his wife, making the situation even more tense. OP stood by her lifestyle, saying, “Not working doesn’t equal lazy.”