My husband’s family lives almost an hour away.
His mother has mentioned a few times she wanted to come over.
I am, unfortunately, really embarrassed by where I live. I feel like I should have a house by name, beautiful decorations etc. I kept telling her there is nothing to see, and that it’s a very small apartment. I understand a mother wants to know where her child is living BUT this is a 48yr old man! 
My husband’s uncle randomly bought my hubby a TV and his mother used this to come over to give it to us.
She let us know 2 days prior and y’all I cleaned so much for the next 2 days!
I even went and bought NEW couch pillows, I put up new pictures, candles. Even though I know our little home is not the nicest, I still tried to make a good impression.
I was at work when she came back, with my husband nephew.
My husband said his mother didn’t say ANYTHING about the apartment. No compliments on … nothing.
He said she walked around the kitchen and stared at things.
I wish I was there…
I can’t stand anything more than judgement. And it always comes from the people that are close to you.
I was trying to tell my husband that even though I know our little home is not a lot, we don’t have a lot of nice things. But I feel that if anyone comes into your home, they should say SOMETHING nice about it? “Nice pictures”, “Smells so good in here”, “It’s so clean in here”. Is it just me because my husband didn’t get it at all? Isn’t that just being polite of being in someone else home? IDK.
She came last Wednesday, and this has bothered me EVER. SINCE!
ESPECIALLY because when I got home from work that day, she happened to call and I said, “So you finally saw where we live” and the FIRST THING SHE SAID was “You two can’t even turn around in that place”. WTF! Then said its okay we will find something bigger and nice. Excuse me! This is our home NOOOOWW! Respect that! I know it’s not a lot but damn, can I get a little love on what we made a home for the last 11yrs???
Exactly why I don’t want anyone in my home. I don’t care who they are. I am working so much right now, having to do everything by myself due to my husband illness and judgement is the last thing I need right now. This is another reason why I am looking into Therapy. I thought this Blog would be sufficient, but I really need to talk to someone.
But, she has seen where we live, and I really hope she doesn’t want to come back … mother-in-law or not.
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