For about a year, my son had been living with Kate, yet we’d never met her parents—which seemed odd to me, so I decided to look into it
I’ve always tried to raise my son to respect women above all—the women in his life: his grandmother, his mother, his wife, his daughter. In my opinion, there’s no finer quality in a man than respect for women. My husband and I made sure our son had an excellent upbringing and education, equipping him with everything he’d need for a smooth journey through life. We never wanted to help him out too much, but even so, we bought him a two-bedroom flat. Although he had a job and supported himself, he couldn’t quite afford a home of his own.
We didn’t give him the flat right away—in fact, we didn’t even tell him we’d bought it. And why? Our son was living with his girlfriend, after all. For about a year, our son had been sharing his life with Kate, but we’d never met her parents, and I found that strange.
Later, I discovered that Kate’s mother used to be a neighbour of one of my friends. She told me something that left me with a bad feeling. It turns out Kate’s mother threw her husband out when his income dropped—but the real drama was only just beginning… The mother then started seeing a married, but wealthy man. Kate’s grandmother, like her daughter, also had a relationship with a married man, and even forced both her daughter and granddaughter to go work on his country estate.
Because of all this, my son had already had multiple run-ins with his future mother-in-law. But what unsettled me most about this story is that both the mother and grandmother were driving a wedge between Kate and her father.
It’s clear the girl loves her dad, but because of these two women, her relationship with him is at risk. And to top it all off, Kate has decided to drop out of her studies. She believes a man should provide for the family. I see her point—I’ve raised my son to do just that—but heaven forbid they ever face hardship. Who’s to say what will happen if life throws them a curveball? How will she support her husband in tough times? By the way, I transferred the flat back into my name, since I know I’ve raised a gentle soul, as the saying goes. And yes, everything acquired before marriage isn’t split in a divorce—but I have a feeling Kate is clever enough to leave my ‘gentleman’ with nothing but his socks. Its been about a year now that my son has been living with Emily, but wed never met her family.
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“Mum, he wants me to do it for him… He says all good wives know how… Am I not good? Teach me… If everyone else can, surely I can too…”
I’m still amazed that my niece found a husband, all thanks to her mother.
When Alina was a child, my sister refused to let her go to nursery school; as a teenager, she was never allowed out, always kept at home—she became a hermit. While studying at university in our town, her mother insisted she return home by 6pm every day. At 20 years old, her mother would call at half seven and shout if she wasn’t home yet. It was absurd, nothing less.
Alina met her future husband in her second year at uni, studying together in the library—he was two years older, shared his notes, helped her, and before he knew it, he had fallen for her, and they started dating. That was when my niece began openly defying her mother’s rules.
Eventually, my niece married, and her mother allowed her to start a new life.
Now, let me share a story that recently happened. I was at my sister’s house when Alina rang, her voice mixed with laughter and tears so that we could barely understand her:
“Mum, he wants me to do it for him… He says all good wives know how… Am I not good? Teach me… If everyone else can, surely I can too…”
At that moment, my sister’s face changed instantly; she told her daughter to calm down and asked her to explain what it was that all good wives can do.
“Make soup, Mum,” she said. And we burst out laughing.
“Don’t laugh at me! You never taught me how to cook, I’ve tried recipes online but nothing tastes right!”
So my sister and I quickly walked her through every step of how to make homemade soup—occasionally laughing at ourselves along the way.
That evening, my niece called to thank us; her husband had praised her, the soup was delicious, and Alina now insists she’s finally a “proper woman”! Mum, he wants me to do it for him He says all proper ladies can do it And am I not proper? Please teach
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