Mother-In-Law Gets Banned From Her Son's New Home After His New Wife Saw Her Hang A Wedding Photo Of Him and His Ex-Wife

OP (original poster) recently moved into her new home with her husband. They are elated about the house since it's their first home together as a married couple.

Unfortunately, OP's husband travels a lot for his job and is unable to help with the process. The majority of the furniture is being delivered, and OP can't assemble all of it by herself.

Luckily, or unluckily in this case, OP's mother-in-law offered her help while her son is away. After coming home from work, OP was shocked by the decorations her mother-in-law had put up.

One of the walls in their home was filled with framed photographs. OP noticed that the pictures were from her husband's childhood, his graduation, and the largest one was a photo of him and his ex-wife at their wedding.

The mother-in-law never made it a secret how much she adored her son's ex. She always talks about the time they were married, and she still invites her to some of their family holidays, much to OP's chagrin.

OP understandably became upset with her mother-in-law, asking why she had put that picture on her wall and how it was inappropriate. She told her to take the picture down, but her mother-in-law reasoned that the picture is a part of her son's life and that OP can't erase that.

She ranted about the hours she had spent on the picture wall and how OP should be more appreciative. OP's temper flared, and she started to take the picture down.

In the midst of all this action, the mother-in-law began yelling at OP, calling her crazy and asking what was wrong with her. OP told her to take the picture and leave.

The mother-in-law rebutted, saying that it wasn't just the ex in the photo; her son was there as well. OP warned her that she would throw the picture away if her mother-in-law didn't leave with it.

She left the house and began texting OP. She called her jealous, bitter, overbearing, and controlling, which, of course, warranted a response from OP.

She texted her mother-in-law back, telling her that what she did was disrespectful and that from now on, she was banned from their home. The mother-in-law then called her son and sent him a screenshot of OP's message.

OP and her husband talked; he agrees that his mother should have known better, but OP overreacted when she banned her.

OP's husband tried to get OP to retract the ban and told her it was unfair to ban his mother from their home because it's also his house, not just OP's. However, OP is standing firm on the ban and is refusing to relent despite everyone telling her to just let it slide.

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Redditors were quick to point out the mother-in-law's real motives for hanging that photo

Catatomical

OP's husband needs a lesson about boundaries

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Somebody needs professional help, and it's not OP

yet_another_sock

The problem is not just the mother-in-law; the son also needs to reassess his relationship with his mom

Darktwistedlady Darktwistedlady

But OP was left alone, fighting for herself

SeldomSeenMe

And his ex's pictures to keep him company

Suspiciouscupcake23

If they have kids, then it's understandable, but sans kids? It's just weird

OneTwoWee000

Did you get a face transplant?

BackgroundStatement4

It's definitely not an accident

MCDexX

OP's husband is condoning it

brandilynn28

OP can't erase her husband's past, but they can erase her, at least in pictures

DisconnectTheDots

This is the way

Liss78

100% agree with this suggestion, and OP should really try it out

Bigtea420

Another possibility springs

MissTheWire

Yet this one takes the cake

EhhNo1Cares

This won't be the last time OP will be hearing from her mother-in-law

naynay2908

OP is fully aware of it and is made to feel like she was wrong

alt_account_ad

OP's husband should just live with his mom

Melin_Lavendel_Rosa

We all accept that our partners have loved people in their past, and they do the same for our own history. Having an ex wasn't the problem here; it was the blatant disregard for OP's boundaries and the refusal to apologize for it.

Not only that, but they also managed to make OP feel like she was wrong for enforcing her boundaries. It's a classic a**hole move to label someone hysterical when they react appropriately to the awful thing you did.

Hopefully, OP realizes that she wasn't wrong for saying no to something she wasn't comfortable with. If her husband can't support her, at least she has other Reddit users to back her up.