Most mother would have carefully picked out an outfit for their kids wedding, but one mother has been banned from doing so.
The anonymous mother took to Gransnet explaining that her daughter-in-law wants her and her own mother to wear matching dresses for the occasion.
Posting on the online forum she wrote: “My youngest son is getting married later this year”. She explained that she has been really looking forward to the nuptials, as there’s been some “ill health” in the family the past couple of years.
“I’d sorted out a lovely frock and was just looking for shoes when I got an email from the bride to be. She’s sent me a link to a dress she’d like me (AND HER MOTHER) to wear? This is odd, yes?” She asked.
She went on to say that it’s a “hideous” colour and looks quite snug, saying “I really don’t have the figure to pull that off”.
The mother explained that she doesn’t want to be “matchy-matchy” with the mother-of-the-bride, adding: “How do I tell her – nicely of course – that this isn’t for me?”
Meanwhile, she said, her daughter-in-law and her mother have been raving over the ‘wonderful’ dress and “how lovely” they’re all going to look.
She added: “It’s her wedding, I know, but on top of it all, my ex-husband will be there and I really don’t want to look like a very dowdy sack of pastel. Help!”
Many users agreed with the mother, calling her daughter-in-law a “bridezilla”, with one adding “That is seriously weird”.
One user wrote: “How strange! Unless it has been agreed beforehand just let her know that you would rather choose your own outfit.”
Another said: “Bridezilla rules! I’ve never heard of this happening before and I would certainly be jarred off if I was being told what to wear.”
And a third added: “Just tell her you already have your outfit – what a Bridezilla!!!”
Another suspected it was her daughter-in-law mother’s doing, with one adding: “Sounds to me as if her mother has chosen this dress, one that suits her figure and colouring, and you’re just being expected to fit in with her. I’ve never in my life come across matching mum outfits.”