She gave her mother’s apartment to her son and daughter-in-law right after the wedding, which she regretted a hundred times. My daughter-in-law made such a mess that it was disgusting even to have tea at their place.
I couldn’t stand it anymore and offered to help her. She refused and I told her that I would not tolerate her turning the apartment into an ordinary barn. To which she replied: “What do you care, you don’t live here, do you? I could not get a word out of such insolence.
I chose a moment when my son was alone at home, and insisted on cleaning, I even washed the windows. My daughter-in-law came in, looked at it all, and went into another room. I had no choice but to go home. And then my son called and said, “Mom, don’t come visit us anymore, I’d rather come visit you sometimes. I knew what he was doing. But I will not allow myself to be treated that way and turn my son against me. And also, to let him and my grandchildren live in such filth.
I called my daughter-in-law and told her to look for an apartment, and I would renovate in this one. I purposely called her and not my son. Let her look for options where to live or move in with her parents. My son arrived the next day, trying to convince me that it was up to them how they should live. I replied that let them move out and live as they see fit, I won’t interfere. It was enough for me that he came to see me at least once in a while. And I don’t want to see her anymore. The phone and a cigarette are her constant pastime.
I have normal relations with my matchmakers, they know about our quarrel, but apparently they can’t influence their daughter. But that’s their problem.
