MY MOTHER-IN-LAW DEMANDED $200 FOR CLEANING MY HOME – WITHOUT MY CONSENT!

A woman’s mother-in-law gave a helpful hand to a couple who were in the hospital waiting for their kid. The couple was really grateful for her offer to feed their dogs. However, when they got back, they discovered a note affixed to their refrigerator, the contents of which astounded them. An anonymous woman shared her confusing experience on the “AITA” subreddit on October 9, 2023.

The 31-year-old mom had her gorgeous kid a week ago, but she had to stay in the hospital until October 8 due to problems. Appreciative to be back at home with their new baby, she considered how things had come about so suddenly. She was at home with her 33-year-old husband when her waters broke, and they weren’t thinking about cleaning. She just tossed some towels on the bedroom carpet and ran to the hospital.
A Charming Motion or Something Else?
The woman’s 59-year-old mother-in-law kindly offered to feed their pets while they were in the hospital, a gesture that the couple really appreciated. But when they got back home, the wife saw a receipt and a letter on the refrigerator. She was shocked to learn that her mother-in-law had cleaned the entire house, not just the carpet in the bedroom. The volume of texts was so overwhelming that OP turned off her phone in an attempt to escape the circumstance.

The note included a breakdown of the cleaning costs, including $200 in cleaning supplies and a day’s labor at $25 per hour. The woman was completely taken aback by this sudden demand for payment. “Now, while it was nice of her to clean my carpet and then the rest of my house, neither of us asked her to do this,” she continued.
How Did the Husband of OP Act?
The spouse of the original poster took the initiative to handle the problem in response to the unanticipated demand. He texted his mother to thank her for helping out when they were in the hospital. But he had to express his displeasure with what she had done: “Hi mom, thank you so much for all of your assistance over the past few days while [my wife] was in the hospital. Having someone around to watch the dogs was a terrific idea.”

The man wrote that the receipt and letter affixed to the refrigerator were discovered by him and his wife. Neither of them had told the MIL about OP’s water breaking in the bedroom, so they were both astonished that she had decided to spy about their home. Second, the couple was perplexed to discover that the mother-in-law was requesting payment for their services as well as her time spent cleaning the property after spending hundreds of dollars on cleaning supplies. Since they were supposed to pay for these cleaning supplies, they also needed to know where they were located in order to obtain value for their money.