A Daughter-in-Law Who Prepared and Cleaned Up Every Holiday Says, “We Want to Rest at Home This Time” [What Do You Think?]

[Financial News] A daughter-in-law who had grown exhausted from preparing food and cleaning up after every holiday said she would not visit her husband’s family home this time. Her mother-in-law shared her feelings of emptiness, while online commenters largely said it would be better to let the son and his wife rest.
On the 31st of last month, a post titled “My son says he won’t come this holiday” was uploaded to Threads, a social-media platform.
The writer said that her son and his wife had told her they wanted to take a break from visiting during the holiday. She said, “My daughter-in-law says she’s very tired and that the two of them want to rest this time.” At first, feeling disappointed, she reportedly replied, “It’s a holiday, so we should at least see each other.”
After a long pause, her son replied, “Mom, we wish the holidays could be a little more relaxing for us, too.” The writer said she could not say anything more after hearing that.
The writer later reflected on how her daughter-in-law had been unable to rest during past holidays. “Thinking about it, my daughter-in-law came over every holiday and was busy preparing food and cleaning up the whole time instead of getting any rest,” she said. Although she understood her daughter-in-law’s position, she admitted that she also felt empty at the thought of her son and his wife not coming. She added, “When I think about the two of them not coming on the actual holiday, the house will probably feel very empty,” and confessed, “I still don’t know whether I should ask them to come or just leave them alone this time.”
Most commenters who saw the post said it would be better to let the son and his wife rest during this holiday. One commenter wrote, “Just let them rest. If you want to keep your son and daughter-in-law from fighting,” while another pointed out, “It’s not as if we only see each other once or twice a year during the holidays like in the past. We can meet whenever we want, so I don’t understand why people insist on meeting specifically during the holidays.”
Some also said that holidays had become burdensome after marriage. Several commenters criticized the reality that household chores are often placed primarily on daughters-in-law, saying, “I really started to hate the holidays after getting married.”
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