My mother-in-law poured a bucket of cold water on me to wake me up, but she didn’t expect such a turn of events.

It’s been two years since I’ve been married, and from the start, my mother-in-law has never accepted me. She believes that her son deserves someone better than me and does everything she can to push us apart.

At first, I tried not to pay attention to her remarks, but over time, her criticisms became more frequent and hurtful. No matter what I did, it was never good enough for her.

Throughout all of this, my husband knew what was going on. But he kept telling me that it would pass, that his mother would eventually accept me, and that deep down, she was a good person.

One morning, she came into my room and poured a bucket of cold water on me, shouting: “Get up, lazybones!” I woke up with a jolt, completely shocked, soaked, and utterly stunned.

When I asked her why she had done this, she answered in an authoritarian tone: “In my house, no one stays in bed until noon! Everyone gets up early!”

I looked at the time: it was 6:30 in the morning, a Sunday. I couldn’t stay silent. With a trembling voice of frustration, I replied: “I have the right to rest! It’s the only day off I have.”

She didn’t even try to understand. She gave me a hard stare and said: “What right? As long as you live under my roof, forget about your ‘rights’! Here, it’s my rules that matter!”

That was the last straw. She had crossed every line, and this time, I knew it was time to take action…

I’m telling you the full story, and I would love to hear what you think in the comments. Do you think my mother-in-law had the right to treat me like this?

The rest of my story is in the article linked in the first comment

When I told my husband the whole story, I was at my breaking point, but also determined.

I explained to him how humiliating his mother’s behavior had been and how it made me feel.

I told him I could no longer tolerate being treated like this, especially by someone who should be a motherly figure, not a tyrant.

I explained that I wasn’t asking him to choose between her and me, but I wanted him to take a clear stand.

I needed him to support me and set boundaries with his mother.

He was silent for a while.

Then, finally, he looked me in the eyes and said: “You’re right. It’s you and me above all. We need to leave and live our own life.”

We decided to leave together and start a new life, far from the toxic influence of his mother.