Grandmother Wearing Full Makeup and Leggings Roaming the Neighborhood... Even Grandchild Says "It's Embarrassing"

Mother-in-law Mastering Leggings Fashion Gives Daughter-in-law a Headache
Attempted to Persuade with Jeans, but She Refused Saying "Trying to Look Younger"

A story has emerged about a daughter-in-law struggling with her mother-in-law, who enjoys wearing leggings and short T-shirts to "look younger."

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On the 6th, a post titled "Grandchild embarrassed by grandmother wearing leggings" was uploaded to an online community, drawing attention. The daughter-in-law, identified as A, said, "My mother-in-law has a very unique taste. She is in her late 60s but always wears full makeup, even applying false eyelashes, and roams the neighborhood in leggings and a T-shirt. It's so embarrassing that I don't know where to look."

A explained, "Fortunately, my in-laws live far away, so we rarely ran into her, but due to circumstances, she is staying at our house for about a month. My elementary school-aged child came home from school and briefly stopped by with friends to get a bag for an academy, only to see the grandmother. The friends used a slang word meaning 'weird' when they saw her and cried, saying it was embarrassing," she described the situation. She continued, "Previously, my husband and sister-in-law went to her parents' house and cut all her leggings with scissors, and we even bought her long T-shirts to wear together. But my mother-in-law refuses, saying she wants to look younger, and she continues to roam the neighborhood every day in leggings."

A said, "I scolded my child, saying 'You shouldn't speak disrespectfully to elders,' but I understand how they feel inside. If I’m this embarrassed, I can only imagine how the kids feel," adding, "I tried to persuade her to wear clothes like jeans or white shirts that would make her look fresh and young, but she just refuses outright. Even when young people say leggings look bad on her, she keeps wearing them," and asked for advice.

Netizens who read the story responded with comments such as, "Even young people look awkward wearing leggings, so the mother-in-law seems a bit strange," "It's childish behavior for her age," "Some people care deeply about their femininity no matter how old they get. The mother-in-law seems to be exactly that case," "Maybe sign her up for PT or Pilates," and "No matter how much it’s for self-satisfaction, honestly, there are clothes appropriate for each age."

On the other hand, some netizens said, "In the West, people wear leggings even when they get older. What's the problem?" "If you don’t like it, just don’t look," "The grandmother doesn’t care what others say, so I don’t understand why people try to stop her," and "It seems like people in our country care too much about others’ opinions."