Woman Shocked When Mother-in-Law Says It's 'Disrespectful and Disgusting' for Her to Wear a Bikini on Family Vacation

A woman seeks advice from the Reddit community after a family vacation in Hawaii turned into a heated debate over swimwear between the poster and her mother-in-law.

“I have a pretty average body type and have been wearing bikinis all my life,” the 35-year-old woman explains in the since-deleted Reddit post. “The ones I got for this trip were pretty standard ones with good coverage. Think about a triangle bra type top and a cheeky bikini briefs bottom.”

The trouble began when the mother-in-law confronted the woman after a day at the beach. According to the poster, the woman pulled her aside and criticized her swimwear choice, calling it “disrespectful and disgusting” for a family vacation that included children and other male relatives.

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The mother-in-law’s comments didn’t stop there. She went on to compare the woman’s attire to that of other female family members who were on the trip. The poster states that she said: “Out of all the other females of my age on the trip (husband’s two sisters and two sister-in-laws), how I was the only one who wore an inappropriate swimsuit while the other females wore a one piece swimsuit.”

Refusing to be shamed for her choice in swimwear, the woman stood her ground. She politely declined her mother-in-law’s suggestion to buy more modest swimsuits from a nearby Target.

While the woman’s husband supported her right to wear what she wanted, he suggested buying a few one-piece swimsuits “just to keep the peace.” However, this compromise didn’t sit well with the wife.

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In an update to her post, the woman reveals she confided in her sister-in-law about the incident. “There is nothing wrong with that bikini,” the sister-in-law reportedly stated, adding that she opted for a one-piece over her feelings about her own postpartum body.

The woman states she will continue to wear her swimsuit but will only alter the outfit with a cover-up. However, if the issue continues, she will have another conversation with her mother-in-law.

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Many Reddit users sided with the poster, saying her husband shouldn’t have suggested she have alternatives. “Tell him that you aren't going to get a new bathing suit to make his mother happy so the vacation wont be ruined,” wrote one user. “You didn’t pay for this trip to be insulted and disrespected by his mother.”

Another stated: “One of the problems with him wanting you to buy a one piece to keep the peace is it sets a precedent.”

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