【Apple】Old fashioned in-laws think a woman's only job is to cook and clean.

[@potatoflakes247]

Thanks for making the husband treat his wife right even before he found out how much she made. That was sweet.

[@lindalee9908]

Great story. Finally a strong male who supports his wife and does not have a "mother fixation" A rare good story.

[@defender4004]

But the wife acts stupid. Why give in to MIL‘s delusions? „I have free labour (now that I have MC)“. - That should have been the point where Rob and his wife went home.

[@loudelk99]

Good husband, he backed up his wife 100 percent.

[@rachelcrawford1977]

The only thing bad was she should follow his fighting if he says no stop. He deals with his family and you listen

[@pamelaechevarria8080]

Rob is the dream spouse! Awesome!

[@heffa3821]

yassss xDDDD

[@mariantabaksmith6557]

Finally a spouse who champions his wife.

[@lorettataylor521]

I really love Rob for sticking up for his wife!!

[@donnarupert4926]

Rob’s an absolute sweetheart for a change. These old fashioned MIL’s are for the birds!! Things go quicker and easier if everyone pitches in. It’s romantic when your husband helps you in the kitchen ☺️💋

[@rollothecat2010]

Yes, cooking together is romantic. ❤

[@TheAstroflight]

In that story the MIl was the kind who expected her DIL to be a slave for her when she visited, but what about the other kind, the ones who walk into your house and forcefull take over? I once very deliberately left a week's worth of ironing for my MIL to do when she arrived at my house. She used to control everything the moment she walked though the door, starting with heading straight for the ironing board and ironing anything that was still waiting to be done. I kept telling her not to do housework in my home but she ALWAYS knew better. She caused so much destruction in my home because she would not just leave things alone. She scrubbed and destroyed a retro milk saucepan the first time she touched it. The old lady who gave it to me did so because she knew I would care for it as well as she had done, and I did, but the first time MIL touched it she destroyed it. Over 40 years without a scratch and then BOOM, she wrecks it in one foul swoop. I had a wonderful Made in Spain dinner set that I had loved and cared for for five years and over a two year period she destroyed almost all of it by smashing pieces against the taps when she would barge in and rince them. She thought she would "help" when I was stripping wallpaper. If there is one thing I am expert at it is stripping wallpaper but I came in and found patches stripped right down to the plaster, all the Jib Board paper just gouged away so I had to repair the walls before papering, extra time and expense. She didn't approve of the way I folded my towels in my linen cupboard so refolded them her way. The ironing though is what really pissed me off. She melted the prints off my boy's t-shirts and on to the iron, and she would put wire coat hangers over the top of the door and then forget they were there and try to close the door, so the door frame had a series of gouges out of the timber. The woman was a menace so I thought right, she likes to start with the ironing, I'll damned well give her ironing, so saved up a week's worth just for her. Damn but it broke her, there was so much she was actually whimpering because she got so tired, and from that day on when I said Hilda, don't touch it, or don't do it, or just sit down and leave it alone, about anything at all, she began to listen, because I think she knew damned well that I would load her up. The slave driving MIL's in *their* homes are a menace, but the controlling MIL's in *our* homes are a damned nightmare. I fixed it though, it took a few years to figure out how but I finally fixed her.

[@dittymargoo]

@@TheAstroflight Well done to you! My MIL was a little hesitant with me and I made sure that if it wasn't done my way then it'd be redone in front of her. It didn't take long for her to ask me what I preferred. In her house I'd make sure I did things the way she wanted and so, a great deal of respect grew between us. I miss her (may she rest in peace) even though she could be so manipulative of others.

[@donnarupert4926]

Rob showed how much he loves Ellie by having her back with his crazy mother. She can rest assured he isn’t after her money 💰 He adored her before he knew she had $800k in her bank 🏦 Happy for her💋

[@mleighqs]

I love Rob, we need more Rob's in these types of stories :)

[@richardbassett9367]

I agree with you on that

[@crissym7182]

Now thats the kind of stories I like.. Rob reminds me of my husband of 36 years sticking up for me agaist his family.. and he is still the sweet caring man i met all of those years ago.. Those types of men really do exist... ❤️

[@mariascreven1433]

I agree with you because I have been married to a man like Rob for 35 years (together for 38 years). He is amazing!

[@MrN1NNO]

Rob sounds like a real keeper and a great man

[@Native-Kitty]

It’s so great to see the husband back up his wife from the beginning ❤❤

[@DarkKirby8976]

Jenny's a teacher but I don't trust her on what she teaches those kids....

[@donnalynch6845]

My thoughts exactly

[@amberleeannalee1999]

Misogyny

[@marygabaree622]

Lol. The whole educational system has been hijacked by the progressive/ liberal movement. You can’t trust anything they teach our kids. Honestly- NONE of em SHOULD BE around kids at all…

[@savannahtarvin]

OMG Rob was fantastic and really stood his ground I love the way he sound “Jenny was more important to him than his mom”and when you marry that’s how it’s supposed to be and I wondered what it would be like to see a Rob that wasn’t under his mom’s thumb

[@elizabethrossi7604]

Not even a MINUTE into it and I HATE the MIL already! Thank you!

[@trishgriffith6667]

Thank you, thank you. Thank you. This story was awesome to hear. It's about time that you made a story where the husband from beginning to the end stood up for his wife. I absolutely love it all. The stories I've been listening. The husband is either cheating, doesn't care? And so on, so this one was absolutely the best, so thank you.Keep them coming

[@StoopidMonkeysMomma]

If I was Ellie I surely wouldn't go to her house to cook anything!!

[@instigatedeye5941]

Good supportive spouse all the way through. Rob seems like a good man.

[@lynellewilson9112]

My MIL always used paper plates when she had big family dinners. She didn’t want her family stuck with a pile of dishes. Later she bought a dishwasher to do the job. I still miss her.

[@marieleemcgill5011]

I have learned from being bullied myself they will treat you how you let them

[@briannamcdaniel266]

Rob is an S-tier husband. 😊

[@savannahtarvin]

This was great Rob made everyone help and didn’t let his mom bully his wife👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@vickisilcox936]

This woman is great at making you hate her

[@youmadhuh6375]

I LOVED this husband... he was awesome!..THAT is how a husband supposed to be... he loves his wife and won't allow anyone to mistreat and disrespect her.. he is a keeper Ellie.. make him steak dinner hun😫

[@marymulrooney1334]

Nice to hear a husband stick up for his wife against his mother.

[@lindahill7315]

Op should never allow this behavior. Like that hubby

[@redconvoy]

Husband should have told mom that she is not her wife! They all should pitch in. I got so sick of doing the dishes because I was single. No one helped.

[@julier6779]

My favorite voice actor 😊

[@donnarupert4926]

@julier6779….She’s the greatest isn’t she. I’ve been listening to her for nearly three years. I would put on a story and drive 35 minutes to work at night, then another one coming home in the morning. It always keeps me awake and alert🙋🏽‍♀️💋

[@julier6779]

@@donnarupert4926 She is the best I've heard so far. Keeps me going on my night shifts.

[@gdangeldth]

Need her to give me tips!

[@StoopidMonkeysMomma]

I love a story where the man is not a Mommas boy

[@janmcguire5268]

What a nice change! A really good husband!!!

[@sarahwalters1375]

Where does it say that DILs are supposed to be doormats or maids for their husband's family??!!!!

[@merlinsmagic6061]

I LOVE seeing a good husband!!!❤

[@christopherburch1762]

Are Hollie and Jenny robots who do whatever their mother-in-law tells them to do or something?

[@morganu9370]

The second the mom yelled into the phone, I would have hung up

[@piercelindenberg6842]

These “old-fashioned” families should hear an old-fashioned story: The Little Red Hen.

[@laurasementilli3215]

Seeing a man stick up for his wife that way made me feel good. The way he protected her and helped her made me all warm and fuzzy..lol good story I like this type. He didn't bad mouth his wife once!

[@lesleygreen273]

Wonderful that Rob is such a supportive husband.

[@marymulrooney1334]

They are all in the same house, and at times in the same room (kitchen) yet they are texting to each other? LOL I guess that is how these stories work. Riding together in the car....texting. Standing in front of each other, he says she looks tired and cut her hand.....texting. The meeting of the round table......texting. I guess we are suppose to pretend we are just hearing them talking. I get it.

[@sandievans1411]

Don’t these people have dishwashers, what does the mother in law do when no one is around.

[@darlap2724]

Great story! 💜💜

[@annaeller5884]

Great story and ending!

[@blackwolfharris3920]

He is a great husband. But his family sucks. I'm glad that he supported his wife.

[@Zatnicatel]

How odd that so many of these mothers-in-law don't have a dishwasher... I've had one for 30-odd years!

[@jediboo7786]

I am so disappointed in women who allow themselves to be treated like slaves from in laws. I found myself yelling at the screen, "grow a pair!".

[@Joyfullscroll]

Rob is a Modern Man. ❤ HE is backing up his most important person. His sister-in-laws are beaten down by his mother. His brothers don't help them by the implication. Sorry for the SIL. Glad Rob is leaving the Toxic behind.

[@patricialemaster]

Now that's the kind of man to have!.

[@sakilynn]

Good job, Rob! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼🏆🥇🎖️

[@lindahill7315]

Great story

[@doloressnowden7681]

What a loving husband that took up for her, don’t find many husbands that go against family to protect their wife

[@ellenhage3611]

Why did she go and do that work for them? That was her house warming party. Learn to say NO!

[@teddymanguerra]

OP salted the earth!

[@dadsangelface13]

I remember when my husband and I were dating and went out for dinner with my mom and dad. My dad got really weird during dinner and was rude to me (didn't like my lipstick if I remember correctly), my (now) husband looked at him and said "you will never speak to her like that again, when you are ready you will call her and apologize, until then we are going!" He bent and kissed my mom on the cheek apologized to her for leaving then held my hand and we walked out. I knew then and there that he was THE ONE! Far cry from the abusive a**hole that was my 1st husband lol

[@mimzyc9949]

What a wonderful husband and what an awful mil.

[@nushashelley6263]

Sorry but Ellie is the one at fault for putting up with all the nonsense

[@yettabelfon]

I would have told Mom to go over there and cook it herself she knew she was going to have company she should have had something prepared in advance get takeout treat this girl like a slave😢😮

[@MontyCats]

Yay! A husband with a shiny shiny spine!

[@yettabelfon]

I would have never went to her house out of there but I had to do let her do her own cooking and cleaning

[@tumiemat]

Ellie aint serious.. No is a full sentence

[@yettabelfon]

These people are lazy😢😮 LAZY the two daughter-in-laws and mother-in-law do you expect to come over and do everything and they go take naps😢😮 SMH

[@13リナ]

Seriously Ellie, just says no omg

[@emilysclone]

Does Ellie like all this drama? She wants to 'keep the peace' so she acts like a doormat. Then she doesn't tell anyone, even her husband, that she's actually working because she 'didn't want to make him feel uncomfortable '? If she got into an accident, would she stay away from the hospital because she wouldn't want to bother the doctors?! I hate it when the MC'S use stupid reasons for their inaction.

[@marieleemcgill5011]

Wow, that would be the last time I go over their house if you want treat me like that my mother-in-law was a little domineering, but not this bad

[@yettabelfon]

Why did mom NOT wash her own dishes?😢😮

[@sickofsnow1506]

He is such a wonderful man. Makes me tear up feeling sorry for myself. I wish ...

[@sugarcaffeine4blood]

Auuugh if MIL and Jenny worked as much as they bossed around op they'd have gotten so much done...

[@Nikkimommyof4]

The husband in the first story was really great. So glad he wasn't acting like an oblivious idiot that was stuck in the old ways of doing things. It's kind of weird that the other SILs are acting so subservient to the MIL like that. I can't understand how MIL seems to think that the wife is somehow the family servant that she can just order around. The wife needs to speak up and tell her off. She's not the boss of her and needs to learn what's up.

[@lilysfield1]

I would stop coming to events if I was called cheap labor.

[@gastbyu6377]

Rob is a good man. Ellie sucks! Rob stood up for her and she tells him its ok to everything! Back your man up when he defends you. Don't make it seem as if he is making a big deal out of nothing!

[@clukecluke8316]

This chick needs to learn how to say no. And to keep it hidden from her man is trash. She kinda brought this in herself. Glad it ended well but never needed to go that long.

[@nannamoates2518]

They both should have left the first gathering and never looked back.

[@ninaross211]

FORBID HUSBAND FROM EVER ! SHARING ANYTHING ! PERSONAL //. FINANCIAL WILL ABSOLUTELY NOBODY

[@Dreaming_101]

800 000 at a bank account, 8000 per month. She has been working for, what, 800 months? Math isn't mathing.

[@glorywr]

Let me tell you about the power of compound interest. If you have a 5 year investment period your initial deposit is $5000 and you invest $100 a month, with a conservative 4% interest rate. At the end of 5 years you'd have 12734.88 but your principal would be 11000. You make 1734.88 as if by magic. And that number increases exponentially because it's calculated on a bigger pool each time.

[@Shywest2010]

We need more stories like this. You can vary all the other factorrs and characters personalities and stuff. But we stan an amazingly awesome husband 👏🏾

[@Yuzuuyu]

OP is pretty much dumb for putting lazy sister in law before her own work and commitment. What a doormat 🙄

[@JoanStark-p4z]

It's terrible that the dishes were left days before they arrived. No the mother in law knew exactly what she was doing. Rob is a wonderful husband sticking up for his wife. Good job Rob.

[@nenyaproctor1247]

He reminds me of my late husband, he also protected me from those on his side of the family who disliked me for being myself, and a few of them even disliked our children, but oh well we still loved each other and loved and cared about our family.

[@colleenosullivan857]

A very different story and a really good one

[@lilysfield1]

Leave and never darken their door again.

[@olly2027]

Stop calling her mom.

[@BecauseWhyNot660]

🤨 Do these people not believe in dishwashers?

[@MirePat]

Why does she call her in-law "mom"?

[@im-lovin-it2582]

This is literally one of my favorites purely because how much of a green flag the husband is.

[@blix_xo]

😒 Dare my MIL have me do her housework. And learning from her to be a wife? No thanks I had a mother do that teaching.

[@freyasslain2203]

School teachers make about 65,000 a year . And with benefits , the school teacher should make about 80.000 a year . Why dont these writers do their research ?

[@wendypiner6852]

No, we don't. After 30 years, I made about 58000 at retirement. And I worked in a more affluent area of Alabama.

[@freyasslain2203]

@@wendypiner6852 well that's what teachers make in Ohio. But you did say Alabama . Alabama has one of the lowest education system in the United States . Well their entire infrastructure is ranked at the bottom . How proud you must be . lol.

[@lorenewhite3150]

I enjoyed this story, it was different, I love the husband.❤

[@donnalynch6845]

Is she for real

[@yvonnejolly892]

Sorry but why do all these stories have the daughter in laws calling the in laws mum and dad, I only have ONE MUM and ONE DAD. No one ever gets called mum or dad by me except MY parents.

[@miriamharris-kaplan6997]

It happens in some cultures but it seems like a giant slap in the face to one’s actual parents. My mom and dad always asked to be called by their first names. My mil had died before I met my husband. I called my fil Mr so and so and he immediately told me to call him by his first name.

[@hildaarnold3221]

@@miriamharris-kaplan6997 American

[@hildaarnold3221]

I am American and I called my 1st in-laws Mom and Dad. I barely met my 2d in-laws so I didn’t.

[@lilysfield1]

BTW...in "old fashioned" families... All the women pitched in at family get togethers. No one, unless they wanted to, got stuck with all the chores. Men often did the outdoor cooking. These stories are contrived and erroneous.

[@rollothecat2010]

This MIL is so awful to her DIL Ellie. 💔

[@sherlydarby571]

I hate when these women call the Husband mother MOM she sounds too timid and why is she hiding it from her husband it's a long time a husband has defended his wife from his family

[@amberleeannalee1999]

wtf cooking for her DIls friends ? NOPE NO WAY I’d block MIl and the sisters

[@teddymanguerra]

MIL is insufferable.😅😅😅

[@HawkTHSS2893]

Yeah I'm the same way as op I don't want my identity to be showing to the whole world I rather keep all private and under lock and key

[@dustinswiney1474]

Know I'll get hate but final story for me its so full of filler so Im done you bots and very few real people enjoy filler in done here

[@jessicles23]

Doormat wife , who should do her own thing 😤

[@cathyvickers9063]

Our family get togethers are potlucks: the hostess makes the entree & maybe one side or dessert with the help of the husband, while the sons, daughters, cousins & spouses provide sides and desserts, prepared partly in their own kitchens and finished in the host kitchen. USA, central Ohio. Huge gathering, since the grandkids are there, too. One of my second cousins has turned into a skilled chef. This MIL would last the five minutes it takes to force her from the house. It's a Christian family valuing politeness & respect, as well as husband/wife equality. Her values aren't just archaic: they're the opposite of the loving family I have.

[@ChrisLowe-g9v]

Finalky a hucvabd who stands up for his wife.Jennh's just as bad as the mom so I hope the kibs don't pick up any bad habits from her. Hollie is kinda in the ckear, she was gonna help on the goliday until ger mom stopped her abd sidn!t all Ellie to maje huge dinner abd ckean up.

[@PattyT-xl1zv]

I will help you out with a little, but not every thing! I am not cooking all the time! Your SIL's are Beeches, they don't care about you!

[@yettabelfon]

Cheap labor??

[@annettekohler1491]

Ja, Robbie ist okay, his Wife, the OPP, really annoyes me. She Keeps Something from husband and the Right to the explained why she does that it’s still does not make sense. I wouldn’t trust a person who keeps so many things from me, especially something as important as my job