Counting on my spouse’s disposition in direction of my mom’s visits to our place is a scenario I decidedly want to keep away from.
I’m a 34-year-old dentist who works from dwelling, and my spouse is a 30-year-old secondary faculty trainer. Now we have a son who’s 4.
We reside in Binh Duong province within the Southeast, whereas my mother-in-law resides in Binh Phuoc throughout the identical area, and my mom lives in Hanoi with the household of my brother, following the demise of my father.
The dialog about visits started when my mother-in-law expressed her plans to journey to her native Thanh Hoa within the North in the course of the summer season, meaning to additionally go to my mom in Hanoi. She advised my mom might spend a couple of days within the South, prompting my mom to suggest a go to to our dwelling to see her grandchild and to have a dental concern addressed by me earlier than returning.
Upon discussing this with my spouse, she objected, suggesting my mom might search dental care elsewhere and questioned the need of her go to, citing journey prices and our tight funds. I defined that my mom would cowl her journey bills and wasn’t in search of monetary assist from us.
Nonetheless, my spouse continued to lift considerations about potential discord between her and my mom, in addition to the distinction in culinary preferences as a result of regional variations between the North and the South, amongst different points.
Although I reassured her of my mom’s good well being and the unlikelihood of her go to inflicting issues, I used to be nonetheless upset. My mom, who’s aged and mild-mannered, has by no means been crucial of her daughters-in-law and is adaptable with meals, content material even with easy meals. She has cohabitated with my elder brother’s household for almost twenty years with out incident.
I earnestly want for my mom to go to us, as I’ve all the time strived to deal with each my in-laws and my circle of relatives with equity. I’m in search of an answer to this dilemma.
What actions can I take?