today me and my husband had a massive argument my mother in law caused my mil asked me if my husband said something so i told my husband what she said when my husband went to ask her she lied and said she didnt say that and called me a liar .
She also said that she cleans around in the house when she only did it twice she makes it out like i disrespect her . She always tells me what to do with my daughter as well. And she has an issue id i sit in the front seat as well in the car .
She said to me today that she will always come first to my husband as thats her son i dont know what to do anymore
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Maybe secretly voice memo the convo for proof to your husband so he can catch her (might be my petty side talking) but also he should trust you more over his mother. You are his primary woman.

Write a letter as if you were writing to her and write what you would like moving forward. Do not give her the letter. At least the exercise will give you some cues on what to do moving forward.
Personally, if I were in your shoes, I’ll use humour to reclaim my power. If she told me that she’d always come first, I would have said :
1. Really, everyone knows that what come first in your son life is … ( football, sushi, beers, his mate Dave) - you can’t even compete with his mate Dave not even me
2. You right is your son, you always come first,you are a wonderful mum hence why I entered you in a competition and you won…. the top prize for toxic mother in law LMAO
3. For her mother day, Christmas or her birthday, I’ll offer her any movie or book about toxic mother in law- crazy rich Asians, is there other? I’ll make a running joke out of it.
4. I’ll embarrass her in front of people with what she says as soon as she said it and someone comes in