Feelings are often difficult to control, and having to manage other people’s feelings can be even harder.

In this case, a woman couldn’t deal with her daughter-in-law’s extreme displays of emotion and lashed out a bit. Now she’s wondering if she’s in the wrong for doing so.

Let’s analyze the situation.

AITA for Telling My Daughter-in-Law “OMG, Not Everything is About You” When She Got Emotional Over a Cat?

I have had ongoing issues with my daughter-in-law (33 year old female). She tends to make a lot of situations about her, even when it doesn’t seem appropriate.

She is very sensitive and it happens almost every event.

My son (35 year old male) and she have been married for five years, and while I’ve tried to get along with her, this habit is becoming harder to deal with.

That’s very understandable.

Recently, during a family gathering, we were talking about our old family cat.

This cat has been dead for 12 years.

She has never met this cat and I don’t even think she has seen a picture of her.

The conversation was lighthearted, with us sharing fond memories of the cat, mostly about how dumb she was (she was an orange cat and had a single brain cell).

Out of nowhere, my daughter in law started crying and talking about how sad it was that the cat is dead.

This is not how a healthy person would respond, even if they’re sensitive.

She got really emotional, and the whole conversation shifted to comforting her. People were either trying to get her to calm down and standing around confused/uncomfortable.

This has happened before and multiple people have brought it up.

Usually she ends up crying and my son is very overprotective of her at this point.

I think she has cried at almost every event.

She leans on him for emotional support, but maybe she’s not getting the help she really needs.

In the moment, I was frustrated and said, “OMG, not everything is about you, you didn’t even know the cat”.

My son immediately got defensive and told me I was being insensitive and she started crying harder, and now both of them are upset with me. My son thinks I was rude and need to apologize.

AITA?

Is it possible that everyone is acting wrong in this situation?

Reddit’s responses are mixed about this. Let’s see.

A reader shares their thoughts.

Another reader expresses disapproval.

A commenter shares a similar opinion.

Another person thinks this behavior isn’t normal.

Someone makes a suggestion on how to handle the situation.

Someone thinks the mother-in-law is the one in the wrong.

There’s only so much one can take before losing their temper.

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