Our wedding is happening soon, but there’s a problem. My wife’s mother is giving us a huge headache. My wife thinks we should ignore her, but deep down, she knows she can’t go through the wedding happily without her mom.

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We are on a very tight budget, but by God’s grace, we’ve been able to cover the essentials. We bought Kente for my in-laws, which they are supposed to sew and wear for the wedding. As soon as my mother-in-law received hers, she complained about the colour and suggested another one that was beyond our budget. We ignored her, thinking she would get over it.

Not long ago, my wife asked if she had sewn the dress. She responded, “Have you given me any money to sew a dress?” My wife was furious, but I calmed her down and decided we would give her something to help with the sewing. I gave her the money, and she took it. Days later, my wife asked about it again, and she answered, “When I told you I didn’t like the colour, what did you do? It’s there; you can come for it.”

I was standing right there when she said that. Inside, I was burning with rage, so when my wife confronted her, I didn’t stop her. I felt she was being a spoiled brat and needed to hear some harsh truths. After the confrontation, she went inside and brought out the Kente. She said, “Take it. If I don’t get anything to wear, I won’t come to your wedding naked.”

Her husband winked at us, signalling not to mind her, so we didn’t. As we speak, she’s telling people she’s not attending our wedding because we didn’t give her the respect she deserved. Every new day brings a new complaint from this woman. In her latest outburst, she threw shade my way, saying, “Who’s forcing you to marry when you don’t have the means?”

I’ve washed my hands of the situation, but my wife is worried. She says she doesn’t mind if her mom doesn’t attend, but deep down, I know she’s concerned. I’ve overheard her telling her siblings to bring their mom to her senses. I’ve also heard her telling her dad that if her mom refuses to attend the wedding, it would be the last time she calls her mom.

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I want my wife to be okay and happy during our wedding. I want a smiling wife in our photos. I want a cheerful face in the videos. We want it all—something that says the day was indeed special. But here we are, with a mother doing her best to push our wedding off the cliff.

—Ebo

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