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Joint Family:it is hurting terribly
2005-07-28
Name: sumathi



I have the same problem. I am a doctorate degree holder and i am also working. Still there is too much of jealousy from my mil and sil (she also stays in the same country, luckily far away). I have been married for an year and a half. Right from the beginning my husband behaved like a psycho, he was suspecting my every phone calls to my family thinking i am complaining about his sister. Later his sister visited us and she created such a scene and he behaved in violent way, hit me. I called my sister and let her know. I asked him not to believe his sister's comments. For that he called many of my relatives and told them i am behaving badly and i hit him. I got frustrated and scolded him.
After that we were again let to live in peace and me and my husband understood each other. Now his parents came. I worked in the office, did all the household works, massaged her, gave her my jewels, even let her to sleep next to my hubby and i slept alone. I thought this would ease our relationship. Now i learnt she is still not satisfied. My sil also had come and now they are making stories. They are complaining to my husband everyday - like i didn't keep the vegs. in zip lock, i didn't use their gifts, i used turmeric with hand instead of spoon (completely absurd). My husband is suffering and i am suffering the most. They insulted my family many times, prevented my huband to take me for short pleasure trips, stopped me from visiting my relatives. On the other hand they are receiving all the helps from my relatives.
His sister and mother are trying to pose a play that they both keep their husbands happily and their selection of me as their bahu is totally wrong. However my fil is supporting me, he is the one who tells about what they talk in my absence.
My husband knows they are not behaving properly. But still he wants me to keep quiet for everything.
I am feeling very sick. If my husband supports me, he has to suffer. If not i have to suffer. Though he is aware of the situation, it is too difficult for him to accept the fact that his mother and sister are bad. I don't know how our life will go. When they are away they constantly give us trouble s over phone.
Definitely this is not the life i want. Though i am married, it is like i am living alone. Life is tougher than before marriage, now i have to do my works, and all the others works and still no appreciation. Being educated and earning do i have to put up with this?
I don't mink working hard, but i cannot stand the bad name they are giving me and the mental torture.
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2005-07-29
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Anonymous Name: mani
Subject:  Choices




Hi,

It's so sad to learn all that from a highly educated and working woman...
The story everywhere is same.....
The inlaws are same..the reason :
is they are so insecure about the new third person who has come in their family that they do not want to take any chances...

They want to get hold of their son ,his house and they want to rule .....

They get their son married for a free
worker or dowry or a label of wife..i.e.
to solve their selfish needs and not because of the happiness of either their son or his family...

What are the choices left for the wife:
1. She can try to win over in laws..but do they really appreciate her work?? Its hardly of any use..
The more she does..the more is expected.

2. If she starts being diplomatic...
husbands come in the way...U get into fight with ur husband and inlaws watch the show..

3. Lastly, she can openly fight for her rights no mater whoever comes in between...

Then comes the decision time..
2 more choices....
A. Learn to live in that situation and
close ur eyes and ears and suffer

B.Stop compromising with situation
and make ur intentions clear that
no more interfernce will be tolerated.
no matter what r the consequences..

I know there is pain both ways...
living together and getting separated
Its the matter of choice...

Mani...



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2005-08-01
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Anonymous Name: sumathi
Subject:  the situation now



My father and mother-in-law have been with us for the past 3 months and we have been having some nice times too. We travelled to many places. I ignored my mils complaints and the time my husband was spending with her. I took care of her during her week long fever (she made a big fuss for a fever!) and did regular massaging whenever she complained of some body aches.
When my sister-in-law visited us, she made a complete mess of everything. She corrupted everyone's mind and misinterpreted my every actions. All of them were petty things - complaining about the places in which i arranged things in my home. Without asking me, she and my mil moved everything in my home.
Generally everyday morning, since i have to prepare the lunch, i will have no time to have breadfast before going to the office. My mil is telling me "she doesn't bother if i don't eat, but i should make sure her son gets bf everyday"!! Because when i get a kid, her son will have lot of works at home. (now he doesn't move a thing at home) This is what i got after all my hard works to impress them! They were telling me that i was just acting when they were here and i will become otherwise when they leave and make my hubby to do all the household chores. The hypocrisy here is, when my mil and sil were working, and now when they are sitting at home, both the times their husbands were helping, and continue to do so.

I now realized that my in-laws (mil and sil) minds were corrupted and they can never be made happy. My sil is complaining about her mil. I think they cannot be happy and they won't let others to be happy. So whatever comments they are making or whatever they do in my home, i started ignoring and i mind my own works.
My husband doesn't understand this. He is taking leave from office to listen to their "imaginary" worries. Last year he took all their misinterpretations and believed i am bad. This year he feels i am not that bad. That is the only hope I am having for my future
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2005-07-29
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Anonymous Name: sumathi
Subject:  thanks mani



Mani you have explained the situation very clearly. As you said both the ways - keeping quiet or getting separated - are equally painful. My mind is oscillating between these 2 options everyday and it is a real torture to me. Anyway when i see people with similar problems here, and the fact that everyone is leading their life, i too feel i can withstand it somehow. Only time can tell the answer?!
thanks for your response again.
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