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dolphin pilot Follow @TheAmitie Replying to @JakeM HS She must find and kill Timothy to free the family 1:54 PM - 10 Jul 2019
rebecca mix says drink water Follow @rebeccarmix Replying to @JakeMHS the answer is clear. she has to kill timothy. 3:21 PM - 10 Jul 2019
The Wombat Resists Follow @UrsulaV I don't even care if this is fake because it is a terrifying work of genius Horrendous Jake Kablooie @JakeM HS This is an r/relationships post from the SA peanut gallery thread because the original was deleted. You will not regret reading this one although you might scream. Show this thread 2:13 PM 10 Jul 2019
Elizabeth May Follow _ElizabethMay i don't understand how this lady is posting on an internet forum and not f------ running Horrendous Jake Kablooie @JakeMHS This is an r/relationships post from the SA peanut gallery thread because the original was deleted. You will not regret reading this one although you might scream. Show this thread 3:44 AM -11 Jul 2019
bond with them. After my outburst, it's obviously even worse. I feel lonely and unsure and I don't know how to act anymore or how to make him understand that I need him to do something! I don't even know what I want him to do exactly. I'm scared that he will reject me for being "difficult" and putting him in an uncomfortable position but at the same time I feel like I can't stand this anymore. I'm scared that they'll do this to our child or make them feel unloved. So, I'm looking for advice on how to deal with this situation Should I press the issue or accept the situation and try to avoid them? How should I deal with this once our child is born? TL;dr My in-laws communicate as and via mouse figurines who they see as family members. I don't want to participate and told them my child would be different from and more important than a mouse grandchild. They got really angry and, instead of supporting me, my husband thinks I should be more tolerant.
Today, it escalated when we announced that I am pregnant and my father-in-law replied that it would be wonderful "to soon have two grandchildren" (by the first, he meant Timothy). For the first time, I got angry and said that he didn't have a grandchild yet and that my child wasn't comparable to a papier- maché mouse. They got very angry and I got screamed at as Timothy for disrespecting him. He called me stupid. This is the conflict I need advice for: Instead of supporting me, my husband stayed silent the whole time and later told me that many people's stuffed animals talk and that he can't understand how I am so tolerant in everything but this. I was crying at this point but he didn't comfort me which is very unlike him and how I know that he is truly upset as well I've been very sad as I'm a family-oriented person and I've always regretted that I don't feel included in his side of the family. His parents have always acted cold towards me although I've made an effort to take a genuine interest in their lives and to build a
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Mouse Figurine In-laws Story refers to a post in Reddit's /r/AmITheAsshole in which an anonymous woman tells a story about how her in-laws have a deep obsession with their collection of plush mice figurines, to the point that they even refer to one of them as their grandson. After the couple announces they're pregnant, the in-laws celebrate that they'll now have "two" grandchildren, including the mouse, which causes the anonymous woman to get angry and insist her unborn child is more important than their stuffed mouse. This causes her in-laws to act extremely cold with her, and prompted to post on the subreddit. Although the post was deleted shortly after it was posted, it was saved and posted to Twitter, where it grew highly popular as people reacted with horror to the story.

Origin

On July 9th, 2019, Reddit user Ihaveamouseproblem posted a story to Reddit's /r/AmITheAsshole.[1] In the post, she details how she has been happily married to her husband for ten years, but has been put off by her in-laws obsession with their collection of mice figurines. The in-laws will treat the mice as people and guests, going so far as to talk in mouse voices and say things like "I'm hungry" as though they are the mouse. They have referred to one mouse, a giant paper mache mouse they call "Timothy," as their grandchild. The in-laws expect the storyteller to take part in the charade, which she has resolutely refused to do throughout her marriage, to the chagrin of the in-laws.

The story comes to a head when the storyteller tells the in-laws she is pregnant, and they celebrate by saying they will now have "two" grandchildren, including "Timothy." The storyteller says she got angry and said her unborn child was more important than the in-laws paper mache mouse, which caused the in-laws to scream at her and call her stupid. The storyteller says the husband did not support her, and she is worried the in-laws will be cold to her child.

Though the story was deleted from Reddit, a repost to /r/relationships was captured and posted to Twitter by user @JakeMHS,[2] where it gained over 5,200 retweets and 17,000 likes (screenshots shown below).

I'm [F34] pregnant and struggling with my husband's [M35] lack of support regarding my in-laws behaviour. How can I improve the situation? quote: Sorry for the length, I've explained this on r/AITA but since the common opinion is that I'm not at fault, I was told to look for advice elsewhere. SOME INFO: I've been happily married for 10 years now. I'm still very much in love and he's my best friend and we normally never argue! I'm not even sure if this was an argument but it left me feeling lonely, unsupported and isolated from his side of the family. The relationship with his parents has been strained. They own a number of mouse figurines; they are made from different materials and one is a giant papier-maché one called Timothy. Each of them has a whole character profile with backstories, personal preferences, family relations etc. and all of them are seen as part of the family (Timothy even as my in-laws' grandchild).
What unsettles me, is that they constantly talk as them with other mice or each other/guests. They'll use a high-pitched tone and they'll talk in a manner that little children would use. For instance, my husband's father will squeakingly say "My tummy hurts, l am hungry!" while wiggling a mouse plushie in my face. I'm then expected to answer the mouse and get it, not him, something to eat. They do this constantly. In fact, most of the time, the mice are talking, not them. Til now, I've never said anything judgy but I usually avoid talking to the mice and instead address the person talking. I've never talked as a mouse. His parents have noticed this and have often tried forcing me into it. They are visibly upset that I won't participate and have "gifted me" mice figurines on several occasions that I haven't used. I understand that it's probably them welcoming me into the family but I'm just too creeped out by it. When they visit us, they force me to get them out of the closet and display them and I feel invaded by that. (At the same time, I feel silly about feeling invaded by inanimate objects.)
Today, it escalated when we announced that I am pregnant and my father-in-law replied that it would be wonderful "to soon have two grandchildren" (by the first, he meant Timothy). For the first time, I got angry and said that he didn't have a grandchild yet and that my child wasn't comparable to a papier- maché mouse. They got very angry and I got screamed at as Timothy for disrespecting him. He called me stupid. This is the conflict I need advice for: Instead of supporting me, my husband stayed silent the whole time and later told me that many people's stuffed animals talk and that he can't understand how I am so tolerant in everything but this. I was crying at this point but he didn't comfort me which is very unlike him and how I know that he is truly upset as well I've been very sad as I'm a family-oriented person and I've always regretted that I don't feel included in his side of the family. His parents have always acted cold towards me although I've made an effort to take a genuine interest in their lives and to build a
bond with them. After my outburst, it's obviously even worse. I feel lonely and unsure and I don't know how to act anymore or how to make him understand that I need him to do something! I don't even know what I want him to do exactly. I'm scared that he will reject me for being "difficult" and putting him in an uncomfortable position but at the same time I feel like I can't stand this anymore. I'm scared that they'll do this to our child or make them feel unloved. So, I'm looking for advice on how to deal with this situation Should I press the issue or accept the situation and try to avoid them? How should I deal with this once our child is born? TL;dr My in-laws communicate as and via mouse figurines who they see as family members. I don't want to participate and told them my child would be different from and more important than a mouse grandchild. They got really angry and, instead of supporting me, my husband thinks I should be more tolerant.

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After @JakeMHS' tweet, Twitter users began to express their horror at the bizarre story. Twitter user @_ElizabethMay[3] tweeted that she didn't understand how "this lady is posting on an internet forum and not fucking running," gaining over 40 retweets and 440 likes (shown below, left). User @UrsulaV[4] tweeted, "I don't even care if this is fake because it is a terrifying work of genius" (shown below, right).

Elizabeth May Follow _ElizabethMay i don't understand how this lady is posting on an internet forum and not f------ running Horrendous Jake Kablooie @JakeMHS This is an r/relationships post from the SA peanut gallery thread because the original was deleted. You will not regret reading this one although you might scream. Show this thread 3:44 AM -11 Jul 2019
The Wombat Resists Follow @UrsulaV I don't even care if this is fake because it is a terrifying work of genius Horrendous Jake Kablooie @JakeM HS This is an r/relationships post from the SA peanut gallery thread because the original was deleted. You will not regret reading this one although you might scream. Show this thread 2:13 PM 10 Jul 2019

Others joked that the solution to the posters problem was to "kill Timothy." User @rebeccarmix[5] wrote that and gained over 280 likes (shown below, left), as did user @TheAmitie,[6] gaining over 150 likes (shown below, right). The story was covered by Lipstick Alley[7] and Daily Dot.[8]


rebecca mix says drink water Follow @rebeccarmix Replying to @JakeMHS the answer is clear. she has to kill timothy. 3:21 PM - 10 Jul 2019
dolphin pilot Follow @TheAmitie Replying to @JakeM HS She must find and kill Timothy to free the family 1:54 PM - 10 Jul 2019

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[1] Reddit – AITA for not wanting to talk to my in-laws via stuffed mice and not accepting the mice as family members?

[2] Twitter – @JakeMHS

[3] Twitter- ElizabethMay

[4] Twitter – UrsulaV

[5] Twitter – @rebeccarmix

[6] Twitter – @TheAmitie

[7] Lipstick Alley – Woman reveals her in-laws speak via MOUSE FIGURINES

[8] Daily Dot – Redditor’s in-laws treat mice figurines as sentient members of the family

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Mouse Figurine In-laws Story refers to a post in Reddit's /r/AmITheAsshole in which an anonymous woman tells a story about how her in-laws have a deep obsession with their collection of plush mice figurines, to the point that they even refer to one of them as their grandson. After the couple announces they're pregnant, the in-laws celebrate that they'll now have "two" grandchildren, including the mouse, which causes the anonymous woman to get angry and insist her unborn child is more important than their stuffed mouse. This causes her in-laws to act extremely cold with her, and prompted to post on the subreddit. Although the post was deleted shortly after it was posted, it was saved and posted to Twitter, where it grew highly popular as people reacted with horror to the story.

Origin

On July 9th, 2019, Reddit user Ihaveamouseproblem posted a story to Reddit's /r/AmITheAsshole.[1] In the post, she details how she has been happily married to her husband for ten years, but has been put off by her in-laws obsession with their collection of mice figurines. The in-laws will treat the mice as people and guests, going so far as to talk in mouse voices and say things like "I'm hungry" as though they are the mouse. They have referred to one mouse, a giant paper mache mouse they call "Timothy," as their grandchild. The in-laws expect the storyteller to take part in the charade, which she has resolutely refused to do throughout her marriage, to the chagrin of the in-laws.

The story comes to a head when the storyteller tells the in-laws she is pregnant, and they celebrate by saying they will now have "two" grandchildren, including "Timothy." The storyteller says she got angry and said her unborn child was more important than the in-laws paper mache mouse, which caused the in-laws to scream at her and call her stupid. The storyteller says the husband did not support her, and she is worried the in-laws will be cold to her child.

Though the story was deleted from Reddit, a repost to /r/relationships was captured and posted to Twitter by user @JakeMHS,[2] where it gained over 5,200 retweets and 17,000 likes (screenshots shown below).


I'm [F34] pregnant and struggling with my husband's [M35] lack of support regarding my in-laws behaviour. How can I improve the situation? quote: Sorry for the length, I've explained this on r/AITA but since the common opinion is that I'm not at fault, I was told to look for advice elsewhere. SOME INFO: I've been happily married for 10 years now. I'm still very much in love and he's my best friend and we normally never argue! I'm not even sure if this was an argument but it left me feeling lonely, unsupported and isolated from his side of the family. The relationship with his parents has been strained. They own a number of mouse figurines; they are made from different materials and one is a giant papier-maché one called Timothy. Each of them has a whole character profile with backstories, personal preferences, family relations etc. and all of them are seen as part of the family (Timothy even as my in-laws' grandchild). What unsettles me, is that they constantly talk as them with other mice or each other/guests. They'll use a high-pitched tone and they'll talk in a manner that little children would use. For instance, my husband's father will squeakingly say "My tummy hurts, l am hungry!" while wiggling a mouse plushie in my face. I'm then expected to answer the mouse and get it, not him, something to eat. They do this constantly. In fact, most of the time, the mice are talking, not them. Til now, I've never said anything judgy but I usually avoid talking to the mice and instead address the person talking. I've never talked as a mouse. His parents have noticed this and have often tried forcing me into it. They are visibly upset that I won't participate and have "gifted me" mice figurines on several occasions that I haven't used. I understand that it's probably them welcoming me into the family but I'm just too creeped out by it. When they visit us, they force me to get them out of the closet and display them and I feel invaded by that. (At the same time, I feel silly about feeling invaded by inanimate objects.) Today, it escalated when we announced that I am pregnant and my father-in-law replied that it would be wonderful "to soon have two grandchildren" (by the first, he meant Timothy). For the first time, I got angry and said that he didn't have a grandchild yet and that my child wasn't comparable to a papier- maché mouse. They got very angry and I got screamed at as Timothy for disrespecting him. He called me stupid. This is the conflict I need advice for: Instead of supporting me, my husband stayed silent the whole time and later told me that many people's stuffed animals talk and that he can't understand how I am so tolerant in everything but this. I was crying at this point but he didn't comfort me which is very unlike him and how I know that he is truly upset as well I've been very sad as I'm a family-oriented person and I've always regretted that I don't feel included in his side of the family. His parents have always acted cold towards me although I've made an effort to take a genuine interest in their lives and to build a bond with them. After my outburst, it's obviously even worse. I feel lonely and unsure and I don't know how to act anymore or how to make him understand that I need him to do something! I don't even know what I want him to do exactly. I'm scared that he will reject me for being "difficult" and putting him in an uncomfortable position but at the same time I feel like I can't stand this anymore. I'm scared that they'll do this to our child or make them feel unloved. So, I'm looking for advice on how to deal with this situation Should I press the issue or accept the situation and try to avoid them? How should I deal with this once our child is born? TL;dr My in-laws communicate as and via mouse figurines who they see as family members. I don't want to participate and told them my child would be different from and more important than a mouse grandchild. They got really angry and, instead of supporting me, my husband thinks I should be more tolerant.

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After @JakeMHS' tweet, Twitter users began to express their horror at the bizarre story. Twitter user @_ElizabethMay[3] tweeted that she didn't understand how "this lady is posting on an internet forum and not fucking running," gaining over 40 retweets and 440 likes (shown below, left). User @UrsulaV[4] tweeted, "I don't even care if this is fake because it is a terrifying work of genius" (shown below, right).


Elizabeth May Follow _ElizabethMay i don't understand how this lady is posting on an internet forum and not f------ running Horrendous Jake Kablooie @JakeMHS This is an r/relationships post from the SA peanut gallery thread because the original was deleted. You will not regret reading this one although you might scream. Show this thread 3:44 AM -11 Jul 2019 The Wombat Resists Follow @UrsulaV I don't even care if this is fake because it is a terrifying work of genius Horrendous Jake Kablooie @JakeM HS This is an r/relationships post from the SA peanut gallery thread because the original was deleted. You will not regret reading this one although you might scream. Show this thread 2:13 PM 10 Jul 2019

Others joked that the solution to the posters problem was to "kill Timothy." User @rebeccarmix[5] wrote that and gained over 280 likes (shown below, left), as did user @TheAmitie,[6] gaining over 150 likes (shown below, right). The story was covered by Lipstick Alley[7] and Daily Dot.[8]


rebecca mix says drink water Follow @rebeccarmix Replying to @JakeMHS the answer is clear. she has to kill timothy. 3:21 PM - 10 Jul 2019 dolphin pilot Follow @TheAmitie Replying to @JakeM HS She must find and kill Timothy to free the family 1:54 PM - 10 Jul 2019

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External References

[1] Reddit – AITA for not wanting to talk to my in-laws via stuffed mice and not accepting the mice as family members?

[2] Twitter – @JakeMHS

[3] Twitter- ElizabethMay

[4] Twitter – UrsulaV

[5] Twitter – @rebeccarmix

[6] Twitter – @TheAmitie

[7] Lipstick Alley – Woman reveals her in-laws speak via MOUSE FIGURINES

[8] Daily Dot – Redditor’s in-laws treat mice figurines as sentient members of the family

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