Dear PA,
Today, my wife went back to her home again. She left in a hurried manner. My father was very sad about this. Early this morning, we have a nice and simple breakfast at home. While we are chit chatting, my wife got seriously offended with a simple comment that was meant as a joke.
She then pack her bag and I drives her back to her hometown. Upon return to my home 3 hours later, my parents and I had a serious and emotional discussion. My father told me that next year, she does not have to come to our home for New Year gathering. My mother told me that she will support any decision I made with regard to our marriage. My father told me that my wife is just so emotional and gets so easily offended. Simple comments will be interpreted as demeaning. Gentle advise from the elderly becomes degrading comments. Even a simple remark of some food in her hometown is interpreted as looking down at their side of the family.
What is wrong with my wife? Why is she so inferior? Why does she always claim that I neglect her parents when this is not the case? Why does she always insist that my dad is manipulating me and controlling each and every of my move when we are only meeting once in a few months? Why does she claim that I stupidly takes the burden of helping my father in seeking treatment for his heart condition? She even says that my mom is a scheming woman who tries to control my life and take away all my savings!!! But the question is, what money have I given to them?
My father wants to sit down and speak with her parents about this. They want her parents to correct her. But I doubt this will help much. In fact, it will make matters worst. The biggest problem with her parents is that they doted their children so much. To the extent they do not know what is wrong and what is right....
The shit has hit the fan......
My itinerary during this week of CNY
Saturday - Begin journey back to Hometown. Stop by Malacca to get details for Christine's family. Reached wife's home, spend some time there and proceed to my parent's home for reunion dinner
Sunday - At my home, attend service
Monday - Visit wife's family in the morning and proceed to her grandparent place for the rest of the day
Tuesday - At my home
Wednesday - Send wife back to her home. Spend some time there and went home in the afternoon.
Thursday - Father heart scan. Accompany my father. Late evening, goes to wife's place and spend the night
Friday - Malacca trip with wife's family
Saturday - Malacca trip and proceed back to wife's home in the afternoon
Sunday - In wife's home, proceed to KL in the afternoon and participate in the jammed of the year
Monday - Work
So have I neglected my parents in law? You judged!
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
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