Oh God!

Life - it changes!

Form better to good to bad to worse & back to being good(hopefully)!

My life was ironical when I was a kid, with dominating parents and I had not understood the world much. Life included going to school & home.

Thus, I took the decision to leave home & go out for graduation. There after 3 years I met the man, who I wanted to spend the rest of my life with. We laughed, we cried, we held hands in rains & winds & through the hot sunny days.

All was good. We had been together for nearly 5 years.

Then our parents decided to marry us. It was good still.

I dreaded living with the in-laws, because that's one thing I had heard from many, was not an easy thing & often proved to be a deal breaker in the lives of many happy couples.

Wedding was a good set of events. Honeymoon was fun as we both went to an Island & spend 5 happy & cheerful days.

That's when irony knocked on the door.

Ones we were back from the trip, & the daily life picked up its course, it started irritating me. Right from the complaints over a cup of tea, which was disliked, to the way I dressed, to my hairstyle, my make-up, the way I was disinterested in kitchen work, the way I replied to question, alllllllllll...

I had thought if I respected them enough, then maybe gradually they would like me & respect me as well.

However, I WAS A FOOOOLLLLLLLLL !!!

My in-laws have a problem with the way I cook in kitchen, the clothes I adorn when I'm staying in house, or when I step outside. That I wake up late on days when I don't need to cook for husband at 6 in the morning for his office.(I'm only doing a part time job, which is for 2 days a week). Also they have a problem that I go to a coffee shop weekly & have 1 cup of coffee everyday (I love coffee).

They complaint to me & husband about my "bad habits".

But it doesn't end here.

My monster - in - law, discusses about them with my mother & her 2 sisters (all on Domestic calls).

SO I have to hear an earful, from not just mother - in - law at home, but my husband & my mother who calls & tells me that I should change myself, as per their liking. Dress conservatively, wear tons of make-up & jewelry at home, wake up early & pray, go to temples, cook food - morning, noon & night - and hear their criticisms over every dish made. I have to do the dusting of the entire house, keep the living room arranged - as they mess it up every time they sit there.

And I haven't yet shared the best part!

My monster - in - law is a psychiatric patient, who is unwell due to the tensions she takes of her brothers & sisters. Therefore, she imparts tension to all & expects me to smile, take every comment & criticism with a pinch of salt & continue working.

Ok! Here's a funny thing!

If u want a glass of water, you would say - "Please get me a glass of water."

Guess what she says - "Won't you give me a glass of water?"

I mean, why not ask politely for what you want, instead of making sarcastic remarks & comments.

I am person who doesn't take negative criticisms about my work well. So what do I do for a  negative remark per job done??? I don't comment on what one wears or does, then why am I on the receiving of it??? I could handle if I knew that there was an end date to it, but that doesn't seem to be the case!