Imagine waking up to the smell of smoke, only to find your mother-in-law happily cooking with firewood—right in the middle of your living room! For many, this would be a scene straight out of a nightmare, but for some, it’s an all-too-real clash of traditions, habits, and personal boundaries.
The Culture Clash
In many traditional homes, especially in rural areas, cooking with firewood is a norm. It brings a sense of nostalgia, enhances flavors, and is often seen as a sign of authenticity in cooking. However, in modern households, where gas and electric stoves reign supreme, firewood inside the house is not just impractical but also a safety hazard.
Why Would She Do That?
1. Old Habits Die Hard – The mother-in-law might have grown up cooking this way and sees nothing wrong with it.
2. Taste Preferences – She may believe food tastes better when cooked over firewood.
3. Lack of Awareness – She might not realize the risks of indoor smoke inhalation, fire hazards, or property damage.
4. Unspoken Power Play – Sometimes, it’s a way to assert control, testing boundaries with the daughter-in-law.
The Daughter-in-Law’s Dilemma
Does she scold the mother-in-law for endangering the house?
Does she politely explain why firewood cooking should be kept outdoors?
Does she just let it slide to avoid conflict?
Handling such situations requires patience, cultural sensitivity, and clear communication. A simple conversation explaining safety concerns while offering an alternative—like an outdoor cooking space—might help. However, if it’s a deeper power struggle, setting firm but respectful boundaries is necessary.
At the end of the day, this incident is not just about firewood—it’s about two generations trying to coexist under one roof. And unless both sides make an effort to understand each other, the smoke won’t just be from the firewood; it will be from a simmering family feud.
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8 Comments
She might as well burn down the house..
ReplyDeleteShe did not see varander or backyard to put fire wood..
It's inside a *furnished living room* she went to put fire wood..
She try..!!
Wow! Na mansion house as well! Did this really happen? Jesus go vex with the amount of times that his name was called just because mother in law is hungry and cooking food the traditional way that she wants to chop.
ReplyDeleteRose, how would you have handled the situation if that was your mother in law and she did that in your house?
ReplyDeleteWhere did she get all the tools and equipments, fire woods, including mortar? Please this is acting ooo
ReplyDeleteMadness of the highest order!!
ReplyDeleteAbegi, na acting jo. Where did she get the burner and firewood?
ReplyDeleteBut if it's real, then, she is one those mother-in-law who've dealt shege to their husbands in the past who now wants to protect her from similar shege.
ReplyDeleteIf it's real, then, she is one those mother-in-law who've dealt shege to their husbands in the past who now (by performing this level of wickedness) wants to protect her son from similar shege.
ReplyDeleteCooking in the centre of a living room with firewood. Na witchcraft some people go call this one o.