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Any book recommendations on change management?
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I would gauge if this is a recurring thing or a one time occurrence. It maybe a request from her or the brother and it’s possible she may realize it on her own and give you a more expensive gift later on.
It’s just one of those things you don’t want to put energy into I promise. If I were you (so do what you will) I’d just focus on loving my husband. Building a better life and loving the kids you will potentially or already have. Or pets. Just leaving my the negativity. You both don’t deserve that. You guys deserve happiness.
Is your BIL more loved by your MIL vs the love your husband gets? It may not be your fault but completely your husband’s on not being the better son which resulted in your getting discounted love as well.
I’d suggest not to take it to your heart or think of it as your mistake or lack of love for you. This jewellery will stay in this world and someone else will own it someday.
Focus on being loved by your husband, being a nice DIL and loving your MIL. Fill the gaps on what’s missing in these relationships - some bit of love, some good food, and conversations. A few $$ here and there hardly ever matter.
Hope this helps. Cheers! 🥂
How does my reaction or response to something she did unprovoked, make her right?
You are Director in which company?
It’s ok to share how you feel with your partner,
it would be a completely different story if you expect your partner to do something about it or the situation to change by raising the issue.
Some people are mean and coward and express whatever they feel in these very weird ways. A person in that state of mind is not open to other opinions and anything you initiate will likely make things worse.
Also, if the intention was to make you feel smaller, you’ve already lost the battle by feeling bad about it
Sell the gift, put it in index funds = more valuable in 10 years
Gosh ! This is the reason my boss is requesting work from office . Please spare us for work from home !! If this continues at home , we will not have a place to go !
Haha, world would be a better place without such women 😂
Perhaps the OP Director should find ways to be a better DIL compared to her MILs other DIL 😂😂.
Envy always gets the better out of you (for the worse), it’s like an amber in a rain forest !
She might be in a position to afford more. With time our own financial condition changes. She might not have thought that much..
I’d let it go but no one knows the dynamic better than you do between you, so maybe pay attention for patterns.
Not exactly the same but for example, my mother-in-law favors the grandkids of her other kid (not my partner and mine), but will never admit. Once I went to her office and called out she had photos of all her grandkids from her other child and even strangers kids but not one of my daughter. Magically went out of her way to get a picture up to claim there isn’t favoritism. Now I wouldn’t hang my hat on that but just one of many instances. Over time I determined it was a pattern.