A Nigerian woman has turned to social media for advice after a domestic misunderstanding involving her husband and his mother spiralled into a serious family issue.
The troubled wife shared her story via a post originally shared on X (formerly Twitter) by @TweetbyRuda, explaining how a seemingly simple cooking request has caused a rift in her marriage.
According to her account, tension began when her mother-in-law came to stay with them for the holidays. Before the visit, her husband had fondly recalled how his mother used to make a special local stew with fresh fish during his childhood and expressed his desire for her to prepare it again during her stay.
Although the woman admitted she wasn't comfortable with the idea, she didn't object outright, expecting her mother-in-law to decline the offer out of courtesy and allow her to maintain authority in her kitchen.
How my mother-in-law's homemade stew caused chaos
"I'm currently having issues with my husband because of his m0ther. She came for holidays. My husband told me that there's a unique way his mom cooks her local stew with fresh fish & they usually enjoy it when they were kids. That he wants his mom to cook that kind of stew for the family. Mind you, we've never had problems before if not now.
"Personally, l didn't like the idea but l didn't argue with him but l expected his mom to reject the idea and tell him to allow me cook what l want after all its my home. Rather, Mama collected money from my husband without telling me. "She went by herself to buy the stuffs and cooked it. I told my children not to eat the food. I didn't eat too.
"She reported me to my husband that l refvsed to eat the food she cooked and that l also instructed my kids to av0id her food. I explained everything to my husband. He got angry with me and instructed me to apol0gize to his mom. But I refvsed to apol0gize cos I didn't see where I'm wrong since then both mama and her son have been acting funny.
"Pls how is all this my fault. Mind you, mama didn't ask me first before entering my kitchen to cook her Local stew. Please I want everyone on this platform to address this issue. Thanks."
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