A husband is a male in a marital relationship, who may also be referred to as a spouse or partner. What Happens to a Woman’s Brain When She Becomes a Mother From joy and attachment to anxiety and protectiveness, mothering behavior begins with biochemical reactions. She was always referring to them as "their kids" (my husband's mother responded with, funny how I dont remember you being in the delivery room) and sending nasty notes home about how they were going to take the children from her and she was a terrible mother, etc etc. When he is manic he can be emotionally and physically abusive, he is unmedciated. Would you feel the same? And like any toxic person, a toxic mother-in-law is a soul-sucking parasite that feeds on your misery. It turned out that my husband is very ill, rapid cycling bipolar and his behavior has been horrible sometimes, he cycles every 2 days. Mother substitute, no one else but only mentally ill husband would everybody feel like suicide over this? Narcissistic abuse is a form of emotional abuse projected by a narcissist on to another individual [citation needed].Although narcissistic abuse is primarily focused on emotional and psychological abuse, there are other types of narcissistic abuse that can be classified in this category [citation needed].These include abuses such as financial, spiritual, sexual, and physical. Woman who couldn’t have children insists she loves her DOG like a daughter, quit her job to be a 'stay at home mother' and says her 'child' should be accepted in all public places like families are I am very hopeless. Since this is not a question, I'm afraid it will be pulled. What could I … That being said, your ex's wife sounds like my husband's step mother. But not if I have nothing else! Like now if I could move into my mother substitute’s house I believe I could leave him!!! Mothers-in-law are notorious for being controlling, judgmental, critical, and overbearing. This is my situation: I’m mid 30, oversees, married last year. The rights and obligations of a husband regarding his wife, and his status in the community and in law, vary between societies, cultures and have varied over time. We tried lots of natural things and one time a drug for 1 day which was a disaster and we never tried again. Christina, 32, Huddersfield, financial controller ‘It’s a long story, but on one occasion my mother-in-law hit me and stormed out, after which we didn’t speak for months. Adrienne LaFrance To protect yourself and your loved ones, you first need to know your enemy, so here are 14 signs you might be dealing with a toxic mother-in-law.