Pregnant Woman Wants to Kick Out Her Unemployed Mother-in-Law Before Having Her Baby

A woman who is five months pregnant says her mother-in-law moved into her home about nine months ago and shows no clear plan for moving out.

In a Reddit post, the woman explains that her husband’s 63-year-old mother moved in after accumulating debt from not working and being unable to pay rent and bills. The couple initially offered her a room as a short-term solution to ease her financial burden so she could focus on repaying debts and stabilizing her situation. The poster notes that a warning sign appeared when they learned the mother-in-law had quit her job the week before moving in — leaving her without income.

Before moving in, the mother-in-law agreed to contribute roughly £130 per week toward groceries and bills and said she would look for housing as soon as possible. According to the post, however, the couple didn’t receive any payments during the first 12 weeks.

“She was offered a permanent position in care work. She turned this down to work for an agency care company, which meant she got no sick pay, holiday, etc.,” the poster writes.

About six weeks later the couple discovered they were pregnant; the mother-in-law, who was sleeping in the spare room, told the husband they were “going to be kicking her out then.” A month after that, she was made redundant from the agency and was unemployed again.

In recent weeks she has reportedly worked only two four-hour shifts and “shows no willingness to look for more work.” The family also found out she hadn’t applied to the housing register. The couple has told her she needs to be out by December so they’ll have space for baby items and clothing, but the poster says the mother-in-law has no savings, substantial outstanding debt, and “nowhere to go and no sign/willingness to sort anything.”

“What do we do?! I am scared she’ll say that she has nowhere to go, so we’ll be the ‘bad ones’ making her homeless & we’ll be manipulated into letting her stay,” the post adds.

Reddit users offered blunt advice. One commenter suggested putting a written deadline in place and being prepared to follow through with an eviction or move out themselves, noting the mother-in-law had chosen not to look for work or housing. Another advised making the husband take responsibility: “This is your husband’s issue to handle. You tell him flat out — MIL needs to be gone in 30 days or I’m moving out and you won’t ever live with me/baby again.”

The post highlights the emotional and practical strain that long-term, unresolved family housing arrangements can create, especially when a new baby is on the way.