I’m so dumb... don’t know how to avoid this. My MIL is a very pushy woman. I learned that her son (husbands brother) lies to her because she hears what she wants to hear. You can try to be honest with her but she won’t believe it. Ironic, right?

Anyway, I’ve been lying now a lot to her... Just to shut her up. But now, I’ve started lying to my husband about the same stuff because I have to keep my story straight and I am tired of telling him how much his mom bothers me.

I need to break myself out of this habit before I start lying too much. Or somehow let my husband in on it so he knows what I am doing.

Seems like an immature way to deal with my MIL but it’s a lot easier than trying to argue with a woman who won’t listen to you.

I appreciate the helpful comments. I’ve been feeling guilty about this for four days now and I’ve lost sleep because of it. I’ve never lied to my husband about ANYTHING. We’re so brutally honest with each other, some people find it almost aggressive 😂

I think I may be having some underlying stress and sadness with my MIL. I need to get some help so it doesn’t seep any further into my marriage.