Ayo: ‘I am sorry if you are feeling that way’ he said as he walked to her and held her hands ‘you know that you are important to me and you and Kunle are the most priceless people in my life right now’.
Adaobi: Then learn to listen and ask me
questions before jumping into conclusion.
Ayo: Yes! Yes! Yes! I am so sorry for that. I haven’t really been asking you what happened but you should know that my mother is all that I have got, she brought me up and made me what I am today. I don’t just like seeing her upset.
Adaobi: I know and God knows that I love her as much as you do but it shouldn’t make you turn a blind eye to her faults too.
Ayo: I know and I know that my mother can be difficult sometimes but you have to try and accept her the way she is.
Adaobi: I know that! That is why I am over looking her shortcoming.
Ayo: but you didn’t have to walk away from her while she was talking to you.
Adaobi: I know and I am very sorry but she didn’t also have to slap me the way she did.
Ayo: She did what?
Adaobi: Slapped me!
Question: How should Ayo manage this situation? Your opinion please
It’s better if Ayo can find a way of seeing to his mother leave his matrimonial home. Let her go back to her husband house.
In fact, if Adaobi is the employed type, she should arrange for a week training or seminar with her employer and by the time her mother in law knows she may be forced to go back home.
Personally I can’t take all these arrant nonsense from an adamant mother in law.