"Look at other wives. They don't have the same luxury you do. Their husbands earn money while their mothers-in-law take care of the children! You just spent a little money and have such a happy family, yet you're not happy and insist on breaking it up?"
Seeing Jackie acting like he'd given me a great gift, I was furious.
Because of childcare, I had to pay my mother-in-law an extra 300 dollars a month for living expenses. I clearly didn't have to give this money. According to the AA system in marriage, I could have shared childcare responsibilities with Jackie. Each of us could have taken care of half, and we could have easily managed the workload.
But he insisted on having my mother-in-law come, under the pretext that she could help me with the housework and relieve my stress. Truth was, I didn't feel any relief.
On the contrary, her arrival caused a significant increase in living expenses, and the house became messy and dirty. My mother-in-law always wanted to eat and drink the best. She bought bird's nest and abalone every day.