Every time my mother-in-law took a few dollars of change and asked me to help her buy something, every time I paid the money upside down.
I am an ordinary housewife, busy with housework and taking care of children every day, and have to deal with some household chores from time to time.
Every time she took a few dollars of change and asked me to help her buy something, I always gritted my teeth and helped her out of the price, because I knew her temper, and sometimes even a little thing can be a big deal.
It was a fine afternoon, and I was pushing a shopping cart with my child on my back to pick up dishes at the wet market. Suddenly, my mother-in-law came to me in a hurry, handed me a list of food markets and a few dollars of change, and asked me to help her buy some daily necessities.
At the market, I pushed through my shopping cart and looked through the items on the list. When I put all the items I needed in the shopping cart, I took out the change that my mother-in-law had given.
I frowned, thinking to myself, this time I must have to pay again.
When I pushed the shopping cart back to my mother-in-law, she looked around at my shopping cart, then frowned, and said coldly: "Why is this thing so little?
I began to reflect on my place in this family, I should not blindly endure and silently pay for this family, only to get constant grievances and quarrels.
When I got home, I calmed down and tried to communicate well with my mother-in-law. I told her honestly that I respected her, but I also wanted her to respect me.
Let's just have a sensible and effective conversation.
However, the family conflict did not end there. Over the next few days, I noticed that the friction between me and my mother-in-law became more frequent.
I began to wonder if there were other contradictions and problems involved.
One day, I was busy cooking dinner, and my mother-in-law suddenly came to the kitchen and complained to me that I was not cooking properly, that my children's clothes were not neatly folded, and so on.
"It's fine, it's just a little uncomfortable. As she spoke, her face became paler and paler.
My heart tightened, and I quickly helped her to the sofa and brought her a glass of warm water to drink. And she kept coughing hoarsely, and her face became worse and worse.
In the days that followed, my relationship with my mother-in-law improved a lot, and we began to understand each other better and were more willing to communicate openly and honestly.
Only through frank communication and understanding can family conflicts be resolved and families can live in harmony.
Just then, a familiar voice interrupted our argument. It was my husband who came over, and he looked at me and my mother-in-law, trying to resolve the conflict while persuading.
I felt distraught and I tried many times to communicate with her, but we always struggled to come to an agreement.
With the passage of time, such contradictions have not only not eased, but have intensified. Each friction seemed more and more frequent, and the pain in my heart continued to spread.
Just when I thought everything was going to get better, my mother-in-law suddenly fell ill. Her condition is getting worse day by day and requires long-term care and attention.
During this time, I took care of my mother-in-law as if she were my own mother, and her every smile and peace of mind was my greatest joy.
This accident made me reflect on many things deeply, and it also strengthened my inner belief. In the family, contradictions and unsatisfactory are inevitable, but only by communicating with the heart, tolerance and understanding, can the contradictions be resolved and the family more harmonious.
Next, I will work harder to face everything, resolve conflicts, and let every member of the family get warmth and happiness.