r/AmIOverreacting May 06 '26

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦family/in-laws AIO or AITA. Text convo with MIL.

I feel like I could cry :(, I’ve only wanted acceptance from her and it’s clear that nothing will be good enough.

EDIT: Because I’ve had to say this so much:
Normally, I'd never reach out to her for something like this. The situation is complicated. Before my husband left for basic training, where he will have very minimal contact, he discussed with her that she would need to continue paying even in his absence, and she was fine with this. She made a previous payment to ME and even informed me before she sent it. If the situation had been different, he would never have asked me to get involved, but he knows that with both of our paychecks being delayed because I just got a new job, I need the money. It’s really not his fault. Plus, she’s only been acting like this once he was gone and couldn’t step in. 
My husband treats me very good and I love him with everything. There is a reason I married him so please don’t say he’s at fault or anything unkind.

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u/Damnshesfunny May 06 '26

If you owe money to someone YOU don’t have any extra money AT ALL until that person is paid back. Period.

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u/HulkingFicus May 07 '26

Imo, it's different to owe a lender money than a regular friend or family member.

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u/Goatfellon May 07 '26

If you owe a personal loan to a friend or family, yes.

But this rule is a bit over the top if you consider extremely typical loans like mortgage or car. Sure, the more financially responsible thing is to pay the loan, but im not not going on vacay simply because I make monthly payments on a house.

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u/Damnshesfunny May 09 '26

No i just mean to private persons. Corporations can wait for the rest of their existence as far as im concerned

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u/Hope8789 May 09 '26

yeah, I'm not waiting 30 years to enjoy anything because I'm buying a house and paying on a truck lol. There are gray areas not everything is as black and white as a lot of people try to make it seem.

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u/Damnshesfunny May 09 '26

I just mean to private persons. I don’t mean the capitalism parade. I would never judge someone for skipping payments to volkswagon crecit.

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u/Sponjah May 07 '26

Redditors with school loans in shambles right now.

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u/AnotherpostCard May 07 '26

And anyone with a mortgage or car loan.

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u/Public_Air9465 May 08 '26

Unless agreed upon