When I got married, I was convinced that we would create a relationship based on partnership. < img src = "https://zycie.news/crrops/f0728e/620x0/1/0/2024/12/21/av6rmoz60soz5y2vgh alt = "old lady @pexels" styles = "background-color: rgba (129,129,129.1)" > < P > WSP; Oacute; Mutual support. Respect.

< p > but I quickly realized that in our marriage there is another woman who will always stand in front of me & ndash; His mother.

< p > at the beginning I did not want to do a problem.

< p > I thought: & ampquo; this is his mother. It is normal that it counts with her. & Amp;

< p > but over time its presence became a shadow, which & ry r & oacute; over our every decision.

< p > how to arrange a flat ? & ndash; & AMP; BDquo; Mama m & oacute; that the walls in the kitchen should be white. ” < p > what name for a child ? & ndash; & AMP; Bdquo; Mama thinks that modern names are funny. “&

< p > where on vacation ? & ndash; & AMP; BDquo; Mama M & AMP; Oacute; Wi, that on the sea, dear and boring. & rdquo;

< p > When I dared to propose something of my own, I heard from my husband: < br /> & amp. & AMP; BDQUO; Maybe give yourself a sup; Mom knows better. & Amp;

< P >& Amp; MDASH; & AMP; BDQUO; But it's our life & hellip; & rdquo; & Amp; MDASH; pr & oacute; I bound.

< p > and he just moved his arms.

< p > as if I was a guest, not a wife.

< p > The worst was after the birth of the son.

< p > I wanted to breastfeed him – The mother -in -law said that & ampquo; the bottle is more convenient &.

< p > I wanted to sleep with a child in one room & ndash; she: & bdquo; is pampering &.

< p > I wanted to introduce my rules at home.

< p > A on ?

< p > — & bdquo; mom, what do you think ? &

< p > always. In each case.

< p > A my opinion ?

< p > did not matter.

< p > I wasn't a wife. I was an addition to him and his mother.

< p > One evening we sat at the table.

< p > — & AMP; BDQUO; We need to set boundaries. ” & Amp; MDASH; I said.

< p > looked at me with cold.

< p > — & AMP; BDQUO; If you don't like it, what my mother m & oacute; then you should think about whether you fit this family in the fire. ” < p > these words hit me more than any earlier.

< p > because then I understood:

< p > I am not his family. His mother is. And I & Hellip; I am only the one who disturbs

< p > I didn't leave right away. But something went out in me. I started to silence. Do not propose. Don't dream. Because why dream, since someone else will decide what my life should look like ?

< p > Today I am learning to know & in m & oacute; in my own voice. I don't know yet if this voice will be heard in this house. But I know one thing: I don't want to be a woman who listened to someone else's reviews all her life, ignoring her own heart.

Natasha Kumar

By Natasha Kumar

Natasha Kumar has been a reporter on the news desk since 2018. Before that she wrote about young adolescence and family dynamics for Styles and was the legal affairs correspondent for the Metro desk. Before joining The Times Hub, Natasha Kumar worked as a staff writer at the Village Voice and a freelancer for Newsday, The Wall Street Journal, GQ and Mirabella. To get in touch, contact me through my natasha@thetimeshub.in 1-800-268-7116