A Nigerian woman has started an internet debate on who has more rights in a couple’s home, between the husband’s mother and the wife’s mother.
The woman, a fashion model, advised married women in a Facebook post that their husbands’ moms have greater rights in their households than their biological mothers.
Because the house belongs to her son, she believes the husband’s mother has more rights in the house.
She implied that the wife’s mother has few rights as a visitor and should be treated as such.
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“Realistically your husband’s mother has more right in your house than your mother. Your mum is a guest! This is the truth even tho una no go gree but ogbasarom.
“Understanding boundaries means understanding that there are things your husband’s mother will get away with in her son’s house that your mother can’t get away with.” She wrote.
Her tweet elicited a wide range of replies from social media users who offered their perspectives on the topic. While some agreed with her, others strongly disagreed and explained why.
“No matter who owns the house, whether the husband, the wife, or joint owned, both parents are guess there and none has more right than the other,” tweeted @TomiwaAdeyemi8.
Here are the reactions
Please both are guests.
Yeah, before the wife moved in, the mother could have been living there.
However, in marriage, the mother should respect privacy. It’s “what is mine, is yours”.
— Chidiebere Dê Raphäel
It’s funny, how y’all are raised seeing how you guys apportion rights to your loved ones.
Both inlaws are family, and family are meant to be respected, care for and shown love too.
— tamee dapp
At this point I and my husband would bring 50/50 of the money when building our house,make nobody tell me say one person get right pass the other…both mothers are guest and when they’re done visiting they’d leave biko
— Ihavefeelingstoo
