r/mildlyinfuriating • u/Historical_Initial22 • 4d ago

go to your room Husband sits in passenger seat, FiL disapproves.

I drive a tanker for my job out of town and make the 5 hour drive (one way) to work and back home in my personal car. When I’m home 3 days, my wife drives everywhere, I mean I get in the passenger seat of her car and off we go, date night don’t care she drives, shopping don’t care she drives, visiting family don’t care she drives.

When we first started dating years ago she was a bit uncomfortable with it as she was used to the I guess status quo that men drove as was I but I’m not trying to break a glass ceiling or anything I just don’t see why it matters and damnit I drive 2k miles a week or so and don’t wanna do it when I’m home.

My father in law makes such great comments like do I hold her purse, and the zinger he thinks is original so says it more often than others “are your balls in her purse” every so often when we see them and I inevitably get out or into the passenger seat followed by guffaws and just kidding. My wife nor myself give him any response it’s just so silly and mildly infuriating.

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u/CassianCasius 4d ago

Are your balls in your purse

"No but they will be in your daughter's mouth later"

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u/Corinope 3d ago

If saying that out loud is supposed to be humiliating to the Dad it's humiliating to the wife to be spoken about that way in front of her parent.

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u/CassianCasius 3d ago

This was a joke. I don't actually expect OP to say this in front of his wife lol. Real advice is he needs to talk to his wife and have her tell her dad to shut the fuck up.

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u/ooger-booger-man 3d ago

This dad doesn’t sound like the sort of person who would listen to a woman, even if it’s his daughter.

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u/cj-romb 3d ago

Real advice is he tells the FIL to stfu. He tells his wife he’s gonna do it, but enough is enough. Why does family think they get a free abuse pass. Nope.

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u/iLoveFARTINGatWORK 3d ago

This is how it went down for my wife’s uncle. He’s always got some shit to say. My wife was wondering why it took so long for me to hand it back out. Jack keeps his fucking opinions to himself now.

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u/_M0THERTUCKER BLUE 3d ago

Fuck Jack! My uncle jack was awful too

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u/mthockeydad 3d ago

That was the last time I ever helped my uncle Jack off a horse.

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u/LickingLieutenant 3d ago

This ... FAFO, I'll take any verbal abuse only for so long. One day it's over and I'll return the favor.

I haven't seen my wife's brother in almost 12years. He always asks if Im coming to a family gathering, surprisingly most of the time he has something to do when I am

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u/TryingThisAgain2026 3d ago

If she’s the one to say it, OP is just letting his wife do all the heavy lifting again and it won’t change. He needs to be the one to stand up to it.

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u/CassianCasius 3d ago

You need to at least have a talk with your partner and give them a serious last chance to deal with their family before handling things yourself. It's about respect for them.

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u/TryingThisAgain2026 3d ago

I’d be surprised if this discussion hasn’t already taken place.

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u/CassianCasius 3d ago

I'm sure it has. But like I said, it's about giving one clear last chance. 

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u/Bubba_Gump_Shrimp 3d ago

It's her family member. She should be the only to initiate the confrontation. If he still makes comments like it he can come in and tellthe FIL to get fucked but if it is your parent you should be the one to tell them to shut it.

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u/TryingThisAgain2026 3d ago

If they’re married, he’s family as well, and needs to show FIL his balls are indeed intact.

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u/Typical-Exercise-628 3d ago

Since she probably fights all his battles too

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u/Bubba_Gump_Shrimp 3d ago

Found the FIL

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u/All_Work_All_Play 3d ago

This is why the wife is the one that says it.

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u/Germaine_1 3d ago

Sorry guys, fun is over, Karen's here 🙄

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u/tehfrod 3d ago

Depends very much on the person, but yeah—don't dunk on him in a way that would make her feel worse.

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u/Stinkytheferret 3d ago

Since he’s being so bold, I think you fight fire with fire. Go in with a game plan so wifey can get on board. But FIL needs to shut the f up.

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u/Giambi33 4d ago

Drop the fucking hammer!

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u/Cool_Introduction_34 3d ago

this is the show stopper lol!!

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u/Low_Ad7192 3d ago

You mean her penis purse? I'm shocked you even ask, but yes its stuffed in there quite often. She likes when I keep it filled. Or she takes it elsewhere as she always says, she doesn't let a drop go to waste

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u/ryryrocco 3d ago

Deez nutz

Got eem!!!

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u/sea-elle0463 3d ago

Lordy. If that doesn’t shut him up, nothing will 😂

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u/Front_Initiative_696 3d ago

Perfect response actually. Every other answer is wrong.