A Nigerian woman has resorted to social media for guidance after a domestic dispute between her husband and his mother descended into a major family problem.
In a post initially shared on X (formerly Twitter) by @TweetbyRuda, the distraught spouse disclosed how a seemingly simple cooking request has caused tension in her marriage.
She claims that tension started when her mother-in-law arrived to spend the holidays with them. Prior to the visit, her husband had reminisced about how his mother had prepared a unique local stew with fresh fish when he was a child and had said he hoped she would make it again while she was there.
The woman acknowledged that she did not feel comfortable with the idea, but she did not raise a direct objection because she expected her mother-in-law to politely turn her down and give her control over 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.”
By Caleb Ejoh
