I started my married life with my husband, Ryo, at his parents’ house. We decided to move in temporarily until we could afford our own home. However, it turns out my mother-in-law had been mistreated by the grandmother she lives with for years. Even though she claimed she wanted to build a “good relationship” with me, she started doing the exact same mean things to me that the grandmother did to her. It was a complete double standard. Amidst all this, Ryo’s younger sister, Momoka, had her fiancé and his parents over for a formal introduction.
My mother-in-law was absolutely livid after hearing what Momoka’s future in-laws had to say. She had no problem telling my parents, “I’ll be taking your daughter into our family,” but the mere thought of her own daughter being “taken” by someone else was unforgivable to her. She didn’t even realize how hypocritical she was being. “There’s no way she could ever truly be their daughter!” “Just because she married their son doesn’t mean she isn’t a total stranger for life!” Seeing such a blatant double standard in action was something else. I couldn’t believe someone could be this self-centered. Her logic was so ridiculously absurd that it just hit my funny bone, and I couldn’t stop laughing.