What do normal parents do when their children achieve something in life? They rejoice, praise and are moved, but that is not the case with my husband's mother.
Karolina is always looking for different ways to make money. Entrepreneurship and the ability to count money are in her blood. In itself, this is not a bad trait, as long as the family does not suffer.
However, her son Mateusz does not want to remember his childhood at all. From an early age, his mother left him alone at home, traveling somewhere for part-time work. Sometimes she went shopping, sometimes she had some dubious idea that the police would visit them later.
It's a good thing no one was in prison at the time. We recently moved into a new apartment: we sold a room in a council flat and took out a mortgage for a three-room flat with a huge kitchen.
Mateusz invited his mother over to show off his purchase and to celebrate with us. Only his mother-in-law's behaviour differed from our expectations:
-What a mansion! – she enthused, walking around the rooms. – It turns out you're so rich! So much space here, and it's just the two of you!
-Mom, what rich people! – my husband said – We took out a mortgage – we'll have to pay the bank for twenty years.
However, my mother-in-law received these explanations completely differently than normal people.
-So we need to urgently look for other ways to make money – she started her usual conversations – You can transport goods and sell them with a margin or… rent rooms here.
– What rooms? – I was surprised, stopping pouring tea into cups. Karolina burst out laughing, looking at my face. She calmed down with difficulty and explained her idea:
– There are so many tourists in the city now that you can go crazy. And not everyone can afford to rent an entire apartment – she explained the situation to us – So they rent rooms, it's cheaper that way. Why would you let the rooms sit idle? I'll find someone to move in with you!
My mother-in-law used to tell us like a parrot that this was a great option to pay off our debts as quickly as possible and live happily ever after.
“You can keep one bedroom for yourselves and rent out the other two,” she repeated. “You have two bathrooms, so you won't have to push your butts around the sink. And somehow you'll share the kitchen.”
She sat there so happily, shining like polished nickel. We couldn't hide our horror at the prospect. First, we have enough income to pay off the mortgage and not starve. Second, the idea of letting strangers into our apartment at night terrifies me.
“Thanks, Mom, but that's not right for us,” my husband quickly interjected, before his mother could start yelling again. – We didn't buy the apartment to let anyone in.
My mother-in-law just laughed at our reasoning. “We'll see how you sing when you can't pay your mortgage. Soon there'll be tenants and the price will go up.”
I thought my mother-in-law had given up on her idea, but she hadn't. The next day a man in dirty overalls rang the doorbell. He said he'd been promised a bed here. We had to force the guy to leave – he was so reluctant to leave that he kept trying to get in. And there were not two or three guests, but over twenty!
In the evening, my husband went crazy and turned off the intercom and doorbell. Only from time to time did we hear knocks on the door, but we didn't even react to them.
-This is definitely my mother's doing – he said gloomily, falling tiredly onto the couch. I quietly agreed. Only a mother-in-law could make such bold plans and put them into action, regardless of the opinions of others. She called me the next day indignantly:
-Why don't you let anyone move in? – she practically shouted – I advertised you so much at the nearest construction site, people should come in droves!
I left my husband to deal with his enterprising mother, I didn't want to ruin my nerves in the morning. I don't know what he said, but my mother-in-law hasn't called me for a few days. And she ignores my son, which doesn't bother me at all.
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