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My in-laws hate me and I don't know what to do
I'm Indian American (born in India but raised in the US). I married an Indian guy (who was born and raised in India). We live in the US and have one child. My in-laws are very religious and conservative Hindus. They live in India and stay with us every year for about 4 months. When they are around me they are constantly criticizing my parenting. They also don't understand why I work and want me to be a stay at home mom. They also have this strong hatred of Muslims and I've noticed they have a mistrust/dislike of anyone who is not Indian and Hindu. They will often go on long rants about Muslims taking over India. They were supportive of our marriage at first but they didn't try to even get to know me. They were also living in India when we got engaged so I didn't realize how conservative they were. When they realized at the beginning of our marriage that I didn't know a Hindu prayer, they have turned against me. I grew up in a Hindu family but I'm not religious at all. I also grew up in the US in a county that is primarily white and Christian. I was bullied alot for being Indian so I've kind of distanced myself from my culture. When I married my husband I was glad that he was raised in India so that he could pass down the culture and language to our child, which is something that I can't do. Being a parent is tough enough and I feel like I'm not a good enough parent with my son even though I don't really do anything for myself and am always home with him when I'm not working. When the in-laws are around I constantly feel so tense and so badly about myself. It's like walking on eggshells in my own house. I just want to feel supported and I want to be around positive people who will help me. My husband is aware that I don't have the best relationship with his parents. Honestly I don't want a relationship with them and don't want them to ever visit. Am I over reacting? Is this the ultimate price for marrying someone from India? Sometimes I wish I never got married. Inlaws have brought so much misery.3
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