Mother-in-law demands bride sign a contract saying she will only have one kid – or she won’t pay for the wedding
A BRIDE has revealed how future her mother-in-law is demanding she sign a contract to only have one child.
The woman said that if she didn't agree to her bizarre demand, the groom's mum wouldn't pay for their pricey wedding.
Posting on , she explained that her mother-in-law - who is usually "generous", "gracious" and "considerate" - had presented the couple with the contract "suddenly" after offering to fund a very lavish nuptials.
The bride, whose own parents are dead, wrote: "My fiancé's mother has been generous enough to foot the bill for the entire wedding since she's mainly the one who wanted it to be a large affair anyway.
"I've let her have free reigns with the planning and she's allowed to invite whoever she wants as I don't have that many family members, and fiancé keeps his friend circle very small."
As the wedding is getting closer, MIL suddenly presented us with a contract stating that I am only allowed to have one child and must immediately get on contraception after his/her birth.
Bride-to-be
The woman continued: "As the wedding is getting closer, MIL suddenly presented us with a contract stating that I am only allowed to have one child and must immediately get on contraception after his/her birth.
"I have literally never heard of anyone being in a remotely similar situation to this before and am pretty sure it has no legal standing at all."
She added that her mother-in-law is the "type who always has lawyers on retainer if need be.
"She has not yet stated that she will use the court of law against us, but with the contract and everything I'm afraid it is a possibility.
"Even if we do get our own lawyer, I'm not sure how effective it would be against what she is capable of."
I'm not even sure I want more than one child but it just seems absolutely INSANE that anyone would have a say in that aide from me and the father.
Bride-to-be
They are stuck as to what to do next since they have the "ultimatum" of "either signing the contract" or having her "cut all of her funding for [the] wedding".
The bride - who says she hadn't even considered how many kids she wants - said: "This wedding has gotten extremely expensive (in the hundred thousands), and while we are grateful, the fiancé and I were planning on eloping to begin with since we couldn't afford it and had no desire to have a large celebration."
She revealed that her fiancé has been "surprised" but believes that "everything will be alright".
The bride added: "He thinks she will get over it and won't care how many kids we pop out when the time comes. He thinks she'll love them regardless.
"But I can tell he is a bit nervous about testing her and worried about why she's acting this way."
The woman admitted she did not know why the mother-in-law was so set on them having only one child.
Reddit users were left shocked by the strange dilemma.
One person wrote: "Cancel it all and walk away. Elope with your SO and do not let her control anything else in your life. She is ridiculous and can get bent."
Another commented: "I hope you haven't personally signed a contract to pay anything. She's an extortionist, and she is bats**t insane. Don't pay the old bat a dime. Run like the wind from that crazy and elope."
A third added: "She's [losing] control. A lot of Mom's are fine until a major life change (puberty, moving out, marriage, first kid) shows that they are not in control anymore.
"If I was in your shoes, and facing a narc (which you are), the answer is to not give them an inch. ... just keep it completely unemotional and let her know that she is not an authority in your life, and she will not have any control over you."
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