June 22, 2025 at 4:23 pm

Woman Was Having A Major Mental Breakdown, So She Turned Her In-Laws Away When They Tried To Drop By

by Heide Lazaro

Tired woman sitting on a messy bed with her head looking down

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Some days feel like they’re too much to handle.

Imagine having a mental breakdown on a bad day, but then your in-laws call and want to drop by. Would you let them, or would you explain that it’s not a good time?

This pregnant woman was juggling two jobs, moving, and a fight with her fiancé.

Then, her in-laws called her unexpectedly, asking if they could drop by and use their bathroom.

Check out the full story below for all the details.

AITA for not letting my in laws use my bathroom unannounced at a bad time?

I had an awful day today.

Like complete mental breakdown and dry heaving panic attack type of day.

Which does not happen often.

This pregnant woman was going through a lot of stress.

My place is currently torn to shreds and a wreck as I am packing to move.

I’m pregnant working two jobs and going through a lot of stressful life stuff.

I was even in a bad fight with my fiancé during this.

Her mother-in-law asked if she and her husband could drop by.

My mother-in-law calls me mid-mental breakdown saying that they’re near my apartment and her husband has to do “number 2.”

So, she asked if they could they use my bathroom.

They only live five minutes away so this confused me.

She politely said no because she’s embarrassed about the house.

I immediately panicked because of my obviously terrible state.

They are also very judgmental when it comes to how the house is kept.

I said very nicely that I was embarrassed of the house and it’s torn apart and that if it’s really an emergency, he could but it was a really bad time.

Her MIL hung up on her.

She said fine and hung up on me.

I sent her multiple paragraphs apologizing and explaining that I don’t want to be seen like that and that I was crying and having a hard day.

She has not responded.

Now, she feels awful.

I find out from my fiancé that they were already outside and had a gift for me.

I feel absolutely awful.

I know they hate me right now.

I can barely handle the guilt on top of the day that I was already having.

She regrets not saying yes.

I wish they would have told me instead of hanging up.

I know I should have just said yes.

How badly did I screw up? AITA?

A surprise drop in when you’re having a bad day isn’t always a good thing.

Let’s check out what others have to say about this on Reddit.

This user shares their personal thoughts.

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You did nothing wrong, says this person.

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This person gives their honest opinion.

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This person says they are the jerks.

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Finally, short and simple.

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We all have those bad days, but some people don’t understand.

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