Ты что предлагаешь — бросить их совсем? Я предлагаю перестать быть банкоматом! И снять лапшу с ушей!

Stories about Mother-in-Law    • Свекровь   Subscribe to our channel 📌, click the bell 🔔, so as not to miss new and interesting life stories from life! Author of the story https://dzen.ru/evabook Lena wiped her hands on her apron and took a deep breath, preparing for another conversation with her mother-in-law. She already had a premonition of what the conversation would be about. Lately, these conversations had become too frequent and monotonous. “Daughter-in-law, we need to talk,” Tatyana Petrovna began, sitting down at the kitchen table. “The relatives are in a difficult situation again…” Lena pressed her lips together. She knew that now a long monologue would follow about how one of the relatives urgently needed financial help. Last time it was my husband's niece who needed a new jacket. Lena couldn't resist buying her one, but it turned out that was only the beginning. You know how hard it is for them now. They are our people after all, everyone has different life stories... Yeah, - Lena interrupted, taking off her apron. - And now they want a car! The mother-in-law threw up her hands. Why are you talking like that? We should help each other! Don't you understand? Lena sat down opposite and looked at the woman intently. Tatyana Petrovna, I understand everything. I understand that it's hard for someone, that someone's life stories have turned out unsuccessfully. But do you know what else I understand? That you and your husband have never asked anyone for anything in your entire life. You worked yourselves, you tried yourselves, you provided for yourselves. And now that Igor and I have the opportunity to live a normal life, do you want us to sponsor the entire family? "What words you use, Lena!" the mother-in-law was indignant. "We are a family, and a family should support!" Lena shook her head and rubbed her temples tiredly. "You decided to ride someone else's back into heaven! Don't you notice that helping someone once is one thing, but constantly dragging adults who don't even try to cope on their own is quite another?" The mother-in-law frowned, but remained silent. Lena continued: "You understand that they are simply used to us helping them. They asked once, twice, and then it became the norm. Tomorrow they will ask for something again, and then again and again. In the end, we will be left without our own money, and they will never learn to live independently. "What are you suggesting - abandon them completely?" — I suggest you stop being an ATM! And take the noodles off your ears! If they really need it, let them look for work, get out of difficult situations on their own. In the end, adults should be responsible for their own lives. Tatyana Petrovna sighed and shook her head wearily. — I didn’t expect this from you, Lena… — And I did. You always thought that if I’m not from your family, then I can’t decide who to help and who not. But I’m married to Igor, and our money is our family’s money. And I won’t allow it to be given away left and right. — But it’s yours… — No, it’s not mine. It’s ours. And I want us to spend it on ourselves, on our children, on our future. And not on adults who don’t want to solve their problems. So, forgive me, but… your family won’t get a penny! The mother-in-law stood up, silently straightened her blouse and headed for the exit. She stopped in front of the door and, without turning around, quietly said: — Maybe you're right... Lena smiled tiredly, knowing that this conversation was far from the last. But at least she said everything she thought. And that was already a step forward. How calming it is to listen to an audiobook or a story before going to bed, in the car or at work. About mother-in-law and daughter-in-law about eternal family values, all this on our channel from audiobooks and eternal stories about the main thing - love and family. #stories #storiesfromlife #lifestories #stories #interestingstories #educationalstories