Reddit User Stands Her Ground Against Mother-In-Law's Wishes On Christmas
Have you ever needed to stand your ground despite pressure to give in to others? Have you ever been in a position where you determined what you wanted and decided to follow it through?
It's most likely we've found ourselves at the crossroads of doing what we want or yielding to the wish of some other person(s). Pushback from people is almost as sure as a snowy morning in winter.
This woman was getting the same treatment from her mother-in-law (MIL) because she wanted to change how she spent Christmas. She wanted things different this time and didn't want to rush through seeing her own family.
Usually, she would spend little time with her family living about an hour away, and hurry back to MIL who lives 15 minutes away. Armed with valid reasons, this woman decides that she's having none of that this time around, and MIL objects.
OP wants to spend uninhibited time with her family on Christmas for the first time in half a decade. Her husband makes plans for Christmas as usual and informs her of their visit to his mum's on Christmas Eve.
She throws a tantrum due to her ASD and ends up getting so stressed she starts to vomit blood. Ultimately, she decides to spend Christmas without having to watch the clock and live according to other people's schedules.
Defiant, she digs her heels in and shares how everything played out in a subreddit group, r/JUSTNOMIL. Sit back and enjoy, this proves to be a good read.
This woman stands her ground on Christmas day
For more context, here's how it happened
Changes
Valid reason of wanting to build a relationship
Working with someone else's schedule will always take a toll on your health
Persons with Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have a developmental disability that causes (significant) social, communication, and behavioral challenges. You can't set them apart from others physically—it's never in their look—rather, it's more of a personality issue.
They're characterized with social, emotional, and communication problems, and interact differently from other people. People with ASD have a hard time talking about how they feel, and understanding other people's feelings.
CVS reality!
Cyclical vomiting syndrome (CVS) is a rare disorder that causes repeated episodes of feeling sick (nausea), and being sick (vomiting). CVS can be linked with migraines, and persons with CVS get migraines, treatable with migraine medicines.
It starts in childhood, and scientists haven't had its causes figured out yet. One thing we're sure of is that CVS is not caused by an infection or another illness.
Vomiting episodes may be triggered by: emotional stress, such as anxiety, excitement, or panic attacks or physical stress like exhaustion, insomnia, or hard labor.
He did exactly what he should've done
Rocky start
Bread pudding with cream cheese sauce for Christmas, wow!
MIL brings unhealthy food yet still complains about nutritious food being unhealthy
MIL is simply hating
MIL acts so empowered
Disapproval Muppet
Thank goodness she was with her family
Cheers to all those triumphs
Unnecessary triggering comments are unnecessary
We shouldn't get too worried when we vomit blood
No to stress
Great to see people looking out for OP
Overdemanding
Don't be like me!
MIL gets nicknamed
Enforcing boundaries
Husband doesn't seem to look out for his wife
Looks like everyone approves of the nickname 'Dispproving Muppet'
She did well looking out for her self
Great job!
Do you think she should have taken those steps and gone against MIL's wishes? What will you do in her shoes? What do you think about her MIL?
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