{"id":80302,"date":"2024-09-11T14:10:21","date_gmt":"2024-09-11T07:10:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/?p=80302"},"modified":"2024-09-11T14:11:52","modified_gmt":"2024-09-11T07:11:52","slug":"my-mils-constant-money-requests-led-us-to-a-shocking-truth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/my-mils-constant-money-requests-led-us-to-a-shocking-truth\/","title":{"rendered":"My MIL\u2019s Constant Money Requests Led Us to a Shocking Truth"},"content":{"rendered":"
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My\u00a0(33f) and my\u00a0husband Matteo (31m) have been married for 4\u00a0months, together for 3\u00a0years. When we\u00a0were dating, his mom used to\u00a0randomly call him up\u00a0and ask for money, anywhere from 2-6 thousand dollars. He\u00a0told me\u00a0that she had been doing it\u00a0for years, but he\u00a0didn\u2019t care because he\u00a0had a\u00a0high-paying job and had the disposable income to\u00a0give her money.\n

My\u00a0FIL\u00a0is a\u00a0successful businessman in\u00a0his city, and\u00a0I was told that they had joint accounts, so\u00a0I always found it\u00a0a\u00a0bit odd that she asked her son for money. When we\u00a0got engaged, we\u00a0discussed his mom\u2019s monetary requests and my\u00a0husband agreed he\u00a0would put an\u00a0end to\u00a0it, and he\u00a0did. She stopped calling after he\u00a0refused to\u00a0give her money.\n\n

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Last Tuesday my\u00a0MIL called and asked my\u00a0husband for 15\u00a0thousand dollars, she said she needed it\u00a0for vacation. After he\u00a0told her\u00a0no, she sent me\u00a0a\u00a0lengthy text message saying that\u00a0I had no\u00a0right to\u00a0get involved in\u00a0a\u00a0mother\u2019s relationship with her son, I\u00a0didn\u2019t respond. I\u00a0asked my\u00a0husband if\u00a0his parents were having money troubles, and he\u00a0said that everything was fine as\u00a0far as\u00a0he\u00a0knows.\n\n

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Well, today my\u00a0FIL and SIL (husband\u2019s younger sister) came over for lunch. My\u00a0FIL was helping\u00a0us choose a\u00a0bottle of\u00a0wine when\u00a0I asked him if\u00a0everything was okay at\u00a0home, he\u00a0looked at\u00a0me\u00a0confused and asked what\u00a0I was talking about. That\u2019s when my\u00a0husband told him about her calling\u00a0us for money.!\n

It\u00a0turns out that my\u00a0MIL has been secretly asking my\u00a0husband for money in\u00a0cash. My\u00a0FIL told\u00a0us that she was withdrawing cash from the bank last year and told him it\u00a0was to\u00a0help pay for our wedding, but she lied, she never gave\u00a0us a\u00a0dime. We\u00a0were told tonight that she was using the money to\u00a0buy lavish gifts for her friends and pay their rent.\n\n

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My\u00a0FIL left immediately and hours later my\u00a0MIL called crying saying that\u00a0I had a\u00a0big mouth and ruined her life. My\u00a0FIL wrote\u00a0us a\u00a0check to\u00a0pay\u00a0us back and is\u00a0temporarily separated from my\u00a0MIL until he\u00a0feels he\u00a0can trust her again. My\u00a0husband\u2019s maternal relatives are calling\u00a0us and saying that I\u2019m the bad guy.\n\n

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People stood on\u00a0her side.\n\n
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  • She didn\u2019t ask for $200, she asked for $15,000. You SHOULD have been concerned if\u00a0everything was\u00a0ok.\u00a0\u00a9\u00a0Tomboyish717\u00a0\/ Reddit\n
  • I\u00a0love it\u00a0how MIL blamed you when her own son is\u00a0the one who told her \u201cNo\u201d when she asked to\u00a0borrow money. Some MILs seem to\u00a0believe that the son they raised is\u00a0incapable of\u00a0thinking for themselves. She and her family then blamed you for telling her husband that she was asking for money, when again it\u00a0was her\u00a0own\u00a0son. \u201cMy\u00a0son wouldn\u2019t do\u00a0this to\u00a0me! It\u00a0must be\u00a0his wife, despite what everyone else has said!\u201d Your MIL sounds like a\u00a0real winner.\u00a0\u00a9\u00a0naranghim\u00a0\/ Reddit\n
  • What a\u00a0leech of\u00a0a\u00a0MIL. I\u00a0do find it\u00a0strange though that the topic hasn\u2019t been talked about, ever before. Like seriously? If\u00a0Mom asked me\u00a0for that much money, the first thing I\u2019d do\u00a0is\u00a0check in\u00a0with Dad.\u00a0\u00a9\u00a0IllustriousShake6072\u00a0\/ Reddit\n
  • When it\u2019s $20 buck here or\u00a0there is\u00a0one thing but asking for thousands regularly? No, that should get anyone\u2019s attention. All you did was inquire of\u00a0your FIL\u00a0if he\u00a0needed help. MIL was deceitful to\u00a0you and to\u00a0her husband, and it\u00a0blew up\u00a0in\u00a0her face.\u00a0\u00a9\u00a0the_RSM\u00a0\/ Reddit\n\n\n
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