"Mother-in-law's Side Dishes, Disgusting"…Enraged Husband Takes Jangmo's Side Dishes Away

A story about a husband who threw away the side dishes his mother-in-law made to get back at his wife, who disparaged the side dishes made by her mother-in-law with words like "disgusting," has become a hot topic.

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On the 1st, an online community site shared the story of son-in-law A, who threw away the side dishes his mother-in-law had made and brought. A, who has been married for about four and a half years, said, "My mother uses coarse red pepper powder to make side dishes like kimchi, cucumber pickles, seasoned chives, and mixed radish kimchi," and added, "My wife has always complained, saying they are disgusting."

A explained, "When my wife was pregnant, my mother made grilled pollack and mushroom japchae and brought them over, but my wife joked about throwing them away at a rest stop because it wasn't her style," and continued, "I told her repeatedly that if she didn't want to eat it, she didn't have to, but each time it made me feel bad." He added, "This time, to let my wife feel the same way, I threw away the side dishes my mother-in-law made," and said, "Then my wife glared at me and criticized my behavior as childish and unreasonable."

Additionally, A said that his wife has consistently shown a discriminatory attitude toward his parents and her own parents. He said, "When my parents visit, she always tells them to contact us at least two weeks in advance, but she even gives her own parents the door password so they can come and go as they please," and lamented, "One day, my mother-in-law even folded all my underwear."

He added, "My mother-in-law comes to our house almost every day, watches TV with my wife, and around the time I get home from work, they eat together before she leaves," and said, "I don’t mind if she doesn’t bring side dishes, but I wish she wouldn’t come so often."

Netizens who read the story responded with comments such as, "The wife is really selfish," "I've heard of the opposite situation many times, but the wife seems reckless," "In this day and age, parents-in-law and one’s own parents should be treated equally," and "How can someone say 'disgusting'? It’s shocking."

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