In-Laws Demand Woman Quit Her Job As It’s “Emasculating” Their Son, She Has A Perfect Clapback

Times have changed. Nowadays it’s not unusual for women to earn more than their husbands. Or for some men to be stay-at-home dads. It’s really up to what works for the couple. But not everyone is open-minded enough to accept that traditional gender norms are shifting.

One very successful woman has been left stunned after her wealthy future in-laws asked her to quit her high-paying job. They’d prefer her to be a stay-at-home-mom. Because, apparently, her big paycheck is emasculating their son. When the woman offered a compromise that she felt was fair, the “old-money” family went nuts.

Some people born into “old money” will never understand the meaning of hard work

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One woman’s wealthy in-laws want her to stop working so that she doesn’t earn more than their trust-fund son

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“Don’t do it”: many people rallied behind the woman

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Some netizens cautioned the woman to rethink the relationship and marriage

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“I’d tell my son to drop you”: not everyone took the woman’s side

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