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'I banned my mother in law from coming over after she installed a camera in my room'

By Lucia Hawley|

Dealing with in-laws can be one of the trickiest things to navigate when entering a new relationship.

One woman has been left reeling after her mother-in-law (MIL) took things one step too far, installing a camera in her bedroom so she could monitor her injured son.

The anonymous woman explained the series of events on Reddit, asking fellow users if she was in the wrong for banning her MIL from coming over after she installed the camera.

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While taking care of her husband, the woman had received immense pressure from her mother in law. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

She explains she has become the primary caregiver for her husband following an injury obtained in a car accident a month ago, and while taking care of her husband, she has received immense pressure from her mother-in-law.

"She keeps telling me to take care of him and be there for him constantly," she writes.

"She begged me to take time off work and I did, asked me to send her hourly updates about his condition (first 2 weeks) but when I don't she'd get mad and cause an issue."

The man's mother has visited every day, and instead of doing anything helpful she just administers advice on what his wife "should" and "shouldn't" do.

The burnt-out woman explains, "The family keeps telling me she's just worried sick for her son so I try to stay calm."

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'My husband is upset, telling me I'm being vindictive.' (iStock)

"Days ago, she called to berate me about not replacing the sheets quickly. I had no idea how she found out since my husband didn't call her," she adds.

"My sister-in-law called me to tell me that her mum installed a camera in the bedroom to see if I was taking proper care of her son."

On hearing this information, the woman was "stunned" and consequently searched the room for a camera.

"I found the camera, I called my MIL and had a huge fight with her," she writes.

"She admitted it and said she was just feeling concerned and wanted to make sure her son was being cared for (despite him calling her everyday) I yelled at her telling her that she's no longer allowed into my home after this."

Upon hearing this, she says her mother-in-law "lost it" and ranted about how she was "stopping her from seeing her son", which would "literally make her sick herself."

The woman reveals her husband's family later called and attempted to get her to "back out" of the situation, saying she was taking it "too personally."

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'She keeps telling me to take care of him and be there for him constantly.' (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

"I ended the conversation but my husband is upset, telling me I'm being vindictive and that if his mom can't come then he'll move there with her. We argued then I went outside and he's been silent ever since," she writes.

The post has garnered plenty of internet attention, with commenters jumping to the defence of the woman, many saying they believe the husband was in on the plan.

One user has received 48,000 likes for their comment, which read, "Report it to the police. Let your husband go home to his mummy."

Another user backs this sentiment, writing, "Hopping on [this] comment to say that it was installed in the room your husband can't leave. I'd wager big bucks that he knew it was there."

A third adds, "Let that man go. She violated YOUR privacy. That's not okay. She's so concerned for her son, let her take care of him."

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