advice please. Im kinda losing my head

My partner and I have started our small business. We do delicious vegetarian food and so far we doing decent. I have severe social anxiety and i cannot work. Having this business helps me alot because i feel i am doing something to earn money plus i do what i love which is cooking. We decided that when we marry he will work and i will work from home doing catering. My partners mother has other ideas. She is furious with me working from home and keeps telling my partner i have to go to work . She is really stressing me out. I am so focused on this business and for the first time i feel i am something. She makes me feel so bad bcause in her mind a real woman works and pays bills and even tho i work so hard she doesn see it. She thinks i load of her son and thats nt the case. She is stressin me out alot. What do i do???

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PoetryNEmotion · F Best Comment

I am sorry she is adding so much stress to your life. It isn't right. I can only suggest that you sit down with her and tell her how you feel. Get everything in the open. Your partner needs to support you in this endeavour. To be there and to state that he stands beside you in this matter. You aren't asking him to choose between his mother and you. You are making it clear what you need. She doesn't have the right to try to impose her rights upon you. It is your business along with your partner's. That being said, you may have to severely limit contact with her. Make that clear to her also when you have that discussion. Good luck with your new business. It will be a success with the two of you each doing your parts. You sound a lot more mature than your future mother-in-law is. Good luck, girl.

Clairessa09 · 31-35

@PoetryNEmotion Thank u for ur reply. I will never again open up about my personal life to anyone. Shes jus a power hungrry woman. Mus work bring home big bucks and then she is fine.

PoetryNEmotion · F

@Clairessa09 Remember it is your life, girl. If you marry him, you are not married to her. Stand up for your rights. As long as you are happy and your partner is too, than no one has the right to interfere. She will continue to be a source of stress in your life so you will have to learn to deal with her. This might likely involve eliminating her from your life. Your partner will have to deal with whatever you decide. I hope it all works out. You sound like a fine young lady.

Clairessa09 · 31-35

@PoetryNEmotion Thank u 😇

PoetryNEmotion · F

@Clairessa09 You have the best answer. Just say it to her. :)