Woman Sits On Husband’s Lap During Thanksgiving, Making It Very Awkward For His Mom And His Ex That She Invited To The Dinner
Two days ago, a confused 28-year-old woman turned to the AITA community to ask if she was wrong to act the way she did during Thanksgiving at her mother-in-law’s.
“We had Thanksgiving dinner at my MIL’s house. Shaun went there before me and when I arrived, it was already dinner time. Everyone was seated and I saw that all chairs were taken,” the Redditor wrote.
Not only that, she saw her husband’s ex comfortably sitting next to him. “I asked MIL why she didn’t save me a seat and she said ‘sorry,’” the author recounted. As you may suspect, this surely triggered the author and she had to spend the dinner sitting on her husband’s lap.
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The author later shared some more information in response to these questions
Many people expressed their support for the author while some thought that her husband was also to blame for this whole situation
Uuurrgh. Why the hell don't people just call out the bad behavior? Confronting passive aggressive behavior firmly but respectfully is actually very effective. And you definitely have a husband problem. My husband would NEVER have allowed this scenario. He would have given up his chair and made other arrangements, or even stood while he ate - and I would have let him because it would have shown that we were united and he was with me.
Well said. There is no chance that my own husband would be seated at the family dinner table without having a chair available for me, or tolerate his family forcing me to endure the presence of an ex. These people seem rather lowbrow, as if this primitive behavior is the norm for this family. Sitting on his lap wasn't the power play she thought it was. A man who pits his wife against his ex (or allows his mother to do it) isn't worth the effort. All of this is making me cringe with disgust.
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The entire situation sounds childish. The husband should have said long ago that including his ex is not appropriate. By not saying it I assume he still like having her around and hasn't moved on.
Yeah. Either That Or Hopefully She's Been A Family Friend For Years; Perhaps Since They Were Children....?? That Was My Thought. But If Not, She Shouldn't Be Favored Here.... And Does She NOT Have Anyone Else In Her Life Other Than Having The MIL Set Them Up Like This For EVERY Holiday And Such....?? 🙄🙄🤦♀️🤦♀️
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To the OP...good luck with the divorce. Your husband is already thinking of going back to his ex if he didn't stick up for you. SMH, you can't be this clueless can you?
Uuurrgh. Why the hell don't people just call out the bad behavior? Confronting passive aggressive behavior firmly but respectfully is actually very effective. And you definitely have a husband problem. My husband would NEVER have allowed this scenario. He would have given up his chair and made other arrangements, or even stood while he ate - and I would have let him because it would have shown that we were united and he was with me.
Well said. There is no chance that my own husband would be seated at the family dinner table without having a chair available for me, or tolerate his family forcing me to endure the presence of an ex. These people seem rather lowbrow, as if this primitive behavior is the norm for this family. Sitting on his lap wasn't the power play she thought it was. A man who pits his wife against his ex (or allows his mother to do it) isn't worth the effort. All of this is making me cringe with disgust.
Load More Replies... The entire situation sounds childish. The husband should have said long ago that including his ex is not appropriate. By not saying it I assume he still like having her around and hasn't moved on.
Yeah. Either That Or Hopefully She's Been A Family Friend For Years; Perhaps Since They Were Children....?? That Was My Thought. But If Not, She Shouldn't Be Favored Here.... And Does She NOT Have Anyone Else In Her Life Other Than Having The MIL Set Them Up Like This For EVERY Holiday And Such....?? 🙄🙄🤦♀️🤦♀️
Load More Replies... To the OP...good luck with the divorce. Your husband is already thinking of going back to his ex if he didn't stick up for you. SMH, you can't be this clueless can you?
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