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Frequent
Fry HerTM
She Is Crazy
Age: 26 MIL Age: 56
My Husband & Child are More Important than the
Bulls%$t
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Frequent
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- sheiscrazy/Posted: 10-DEC-10
Today I saw my MIL. She gave me a bag
of "goodies". There were peanutbutter crackers for
my son, about 5 apples and a newspaper article for my DH about schools
(he's an assistant principal). And, for me? Well, I got
a camisole for my big tatas, and a pamphlet that says, "Does
God care about what I wear?" Yep. You heard it here.
Yet again, she is trying to cover up my size 36 Ds. A bit bigger
after my son was born.
Now, let me just say that I work in the field of education!
I do not dress like a harlot. I dress with my breasts covered.
My lounge-wear consists of a t-shirt and swishy pants. I went
to Thanksgiving, at their house, with a sweater on and a tank top
underneath it! What in God's name can I do here? I am
asking, seriously. I want some input. Please feel free
to add in the jokes, too. But, honestly, besides ripping her
head off (figuratively speaking of course), what can I do and say
in response to that? I don't want to lower myself to her passive-aggressive
behavior. I want to remain intelligent, dignified, and assertive.
I ALSO DO NOT WANT TO BE A DOORMAT. I'VE BEEN THAT FOR FAR TOO
LONG.
We went out to dinner last week, prior to Thanksgiving, for a retirement
dinner for FIL (whom I adore). MIL was wearing a very nice sparkled
blue blouse. It looked nice on MIL. It was her color,
for sure. She was showing a little bit of cleavage. I,
personally, think a small amount of cleavage for special occasions
is very womanly and nice looking, as long as you are not shooting
for a "wardrobe malfunction". So, she can dress and
have a bit of cleavage, but, apparently, I need to be wearing turtleneck
sweaters for the rest of my life!!!!! Give me an H-Y-P-O-C-R-I-T-E!
What's that spell? My living he!!. Good grief, someone
give me some good advice. PLEASE!
Signed - I Am Doing The
Best I Freakin' Can Not To Cut Her Off
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- sheiscrazy/Posted: 15-OCT-10
I'm baaacccckkkk to share more lovely and fun tales of the past and
present. Suffice it to say, I still "put up" with
her garbage because I love DH and DS. My son loves his "Nana"
and I never want to take that from him. But, I dread putting
up with her for the next ? years. I tolerate her. That's
what I have promised to do. And, I think I'm darn good at it.
Here's my story from today: Quick conversation (long convos
with her are like putting needles in your eyes) with my MIL today
regarding Christmas present for DS. She then switched the topic
to gifts for all of us. She said, "I'm thinking of getting
you all clothes for Christmas. What sizes are you all?"
I thought, "Yep, she's fishing." So, I went through
the order of sizes for all of us. She asked about my size.
I asked, "What kind of clothes are you thinking?"
Obviously, there are different sizes for different types of clothing,
right? Pajamas. Okay, medium or large for me. "What
if they come in pants sizes?" SERIOUSLY! WHAT PAJAMAS
COME IN PANT SIZES????? Okay, I'll lay it on the line.
I'm not ashamed. I told her that I'm a size 8. 99% of
my closet is a size 8. There was silence for a moment.
She said, "Oh, you still wear an 8?" Like she's surprised.
"Yep." She went on for a bit and said, "Well,
I like loose fitting clothes." Obviously, she was suggesting
that she thinks mine are tight. And, no they're truly not.
Not tight, not loose, just right. I'm not a gramma, yet.
I'm not going to dress like one. After a minute of her babbling
on, I politely hung up the phone and banged my head against the wall.
Too bad I'm so nice and I didn't tell her about how, the last time
I saw her, the athletic pants she wore were giving her camel toe.
BTW, there's some history about the way I dress that goes way back.
Signed - Let's Measure
Butts And See Whose Is Bigger. BAM!
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- sheiscrazy/Posted: 14-OCT-10
When I was younger and less wise to her evil ways, FMIL told me that
I dressed too audaciously for her liking. Okay, what was I supposed
to do with that? I looked at her, nodded my head, and moved
on with life. Now, I dressed like any 20 year old, respectable
girl would dress. My thong was never hanging out of my pants
(because I don't wear them), I never had a wardrobe malfunction, etc.
Well, apparently I didn't fix it fast enough for her, because, that
week, she went to my parent's house, knocked on their door, and told
my mother that I didn't dress appropriately. My mother, being
the kind, Christian woman she is, politely said to her, "I understand
that you feel this way, but I think my daughter dresses just fine.
As a matter of fact, she and I dress similarly. If it makes
you that uncomfortable, I will talk to her about dressing differently
when going to your home to visit your son." My mom is good
people. Too nice, but good people. So, my mom did as she
said she would. I, being the smart@ss I am, went to my room,
grabbed my winter coat (in July), and proceeded to walk out of the
house to visit my BF. Yea, my mom is sweet, and she talked me
out of my anger, for the moment, but MIL would be back to start another
fire soon enough. P.S. My mother does realize how cookoo
cookoo this crazy woman is. We just TOLERATE her.
Signed - My MIL Has Always
Been Afraid Of My C Cups
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- sheiscrazy, 4 of 4 needed/Posted:
18-OCT-08
A Talk, Part I. I had finally resolved myself to speaking with
my MIL for her never-ceasing mouth that offends, hurts, and aggravates.
I had recently been told not to use the word "sucks", as
if I was a child that needed to be reprimanded. In addition
to all of this, I am going back to work soon, and she had volunteered
to watch my son a couple of days a week. But, she and my FIL
smoke, so I needed to speak with her about this, also. I am
very anti-smoke around my infant son. I called her up and asked
if I could come over so we could talk. She complied. I
dropped my son off at my mother's house so my MIL and I could chat
without interruption. I began first with the baby-sitting situation.
I told her that my DH and I spent a lot of time thinking about her
baby-sitting offer, but we fear for the smoke, and we do not want
my son to get sick. My family has a long history of asthma and
allergies. I didn't want to take the chance with my 3 month
old. I told her that we would love it if she would watch her
grandchild, because we know she loves him very much and would take
good care of him. So, I asked her if she would be willing to
come down and watch my son at our house. I told her that we
would pay her and compensate her for her gas money. We only
live about 12 miles away. But, if she did not want to, we would
understand and not be upset. She snottily replied, "I don't
think I want to do that." At that point I wasn't angry
at all. But, to me, the conversation was over. There is
no way I am going to subject my child to secondhand smoke. She
then replied, "Well, I told DH we would smoke out in the garage."
I said, "Oh, that would be great, but if it isn't all the time,
then it won't do the baby any good. He would still be around
the smoke. So, don't worry about it." She then said,
"Maybe we can do that." To which I said, "Well,
I can't ask you to not smoke in your own home, but if you and FIL
are willing to do that, that would be great. But, I won't be
offended if you tell me, 'No,' this is your home." MIL
said, "Well, he (the baby) is a good reason not to smoke in the
house." I said, "Absolutely, but you talk it over
with FIL and let me know. I won't be offended if you don't want
to do that." There is more to this story, so stay tuned
for Part II She said that she would let me know. We then
went on to talk about her telling me how to speak. This conversation
actually went quite well. I was pleasantly surprised.
Until - - - she said that she wanted to talk to me about something,
too. She said that she noticed DH seemed stressed out.
Now, here's some background for you. I work full-time, but am
currently on maternity leave. DH works full-time, coaches, and
is pursuing his master's degree. Is he under stress? Yes.
I have noticed that myself, and have tried to do everything I can
at home, including taking care of our infant son full-time, as well
as all the household chores, to help him relax when he is at home.
She continued with, "I know you and DH have decided to split
up the chores when you got married. But, he seems stressed out.
So, maybe you need to give a little." I am surprised I
didn't have a brain aneurysm right then and there. I felt my
blood pressure rise, but, to my own surprise, I stayed calm and didn't
start raving like a mad woman. I calmly looked at her, and said,
"Now, see, that is exactly what I am talking about. It
is not your place to say something like that. And, just so you
know, I have been doing everything around the house so he is a little
less stressed out. I am trying to help him, but that is not
your place to say. When you say things like that, I feel like
you are making me out to be the Wicked Witch of the West or something."
She just stared at me for a while, and responded with, "Okay,
you just tell me when I get out of line." She was trying
to recover from a moment of temporary brain damage. I wanted
to say, "NO PROBLEM SISTER, I WILL LET YOU KNOW."
But, I just quickly wrapped up the conversation, and headed out the
door to pick up my baby from my mom's. Seriously, does she have
nothing better to do than to worry that I was sitting my @ss on the
couch, eating Bon Bons, while her poor, pitiful son was slaving away
around the house after a full day of working and coaching? If
I would have been thinking, instead of trying to control my blood
pressure, I would have told her how her son didn't even mop the kitchen
floor for me when I was 9 months pregnant, or after my C-section.
I was down on my hands and knees scrubbing away, after he promised
me he would mop the floor, but always neglected to do that.
Now, don't get me wrong, I love my DH very, very much. He and
my baby boy are the world to me, but, really, she raised her son to
be that way. He never did one chore the whole time he lived
at home, so there is no surprise there. But, now she's worried
that I am Cruella DeVille, making him do everything around the house.
Well, guess what, honey? You need to take that cancer stick
out of your big mouth and stick it where the sun does not shine.
Signed - The Sun Shines
Somewhere Else!
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- sheiscrazy, 3 of 4 needed/Posted:
17-OCT-08
The most recent stories are the craziest, I
think. I received an e-mail from my MIL, recently, asking us
to give her our referral code for our satellite dish, so she can get
a discount. Thinking about how much I hate my dish, I e-mailed
her back, "Just so you know, we hate ours. When there is
a storm, it goes out. It sucks." A couple days later
I got a response. Prepare yourself. She wrote, "I
would appreciate it if you didn't use the words sucks. It reminds
me too much of the 'F' word. Maybe replace it with stinks."
Um, yea, since when did you become the politeness police. And,
I felt like she was treating me like a total child. I am not
a child, let alone her child. I have my own mother, thank you
very much. And, she wouldn't even think to correct her 26 year
old DD for a word like, "sucks". Pick your battles,
sister. Well, this may sound like it isn't that big of a deal.
But, after a long line of abuses and usurpations (I love history),
I had had enough already. After I received this email I decided
that I was going to speak to her, politely, and tell her how I felt.
But, that's a whole other story.
Signed - Picked A Battle
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- sheiscrazy, 2 of 4 needed/Posted:
5-OCT-08
The latest and greatest story I have includes parts from a previous
story regarding my MIL. During our last conversation, she OFFERED
to watch my son when I go back to work. But, she smokes.
So, I asked her if she would be willing to drive to my house, approximately
12 miles away. I also told her that I would be paying her for
this. She declined. But, then she proceeded to say that
maybe she and FIL would be willing to smoke outside from here on out,
if they watched my munchkin. I told her that would be fantastic,
but to talk it over with FIL and to let me know. I also said,
about six times, that I don't want them to feel pressured, and that
I wouldn't be offended if they weren't willing to smoke outside of
their own home. That was their decision. I spoke to DH
later that evening, and he had spoken to his dad. FIL had gotten
the impression from his conversation with MIL that I was DEMANDING
they not smoke in their own house. I became furious. Here
she was the one who stated that they might be willing to smoke outside,
but she wanted to make it look like I'm being forceful and mean about
the whole thing. I was nothing but nice and cordial to the crazy
old bat! At that moment, I realized how manipulative and twisted
the woman really is. I mean, how low do you have to go to do
something like that? I truly believe that she is just evil.
So, I decided to take matters into my own hands. After discussing
the situation with DH, my mother, and my best friend, I decided to
speak with FIL directly over the phone. I called him and told
him everything that was said during the aforementioned conversation.
He understood my stance on how I do not want my son around cancerous,
nasty smoke, but also understood that I was not demanding, and that
MIL had suggested smoking outside all on her own accord. FIL
admitted that MIL has a tendency to slant the truth. More evidence
to suggest that she twisted the truth. Well, the next day, I
found out that FIL spoke with MIL about her exaggerating the truth.
He told MIL that he had spoken to me. To her surprise and dismay,
she was BUSTED!!!! It goes to show you how karma works.
What goes around is going to come back and bite you in the @ss later.
And, honey, don't screw with me. I'm not playing your game.
I felt like justice had been served, at least somewhat. And,
I have resolved myself to being the bigger person. I am never,
ever going out of my way again to speak to her or be nice to her.
I will be tolerant of her. But, she has truly screwed up any
chance for us to have a normal relationship. I feel like I must
become numb around her in order to save myself future years of grief.
I have put up with her garbage for 10 years, and I am not about to
put up with it for one moment more. And, I'm grateful to be
able to release my tension by talking to my best friend and by submitting
these stories to this website. I have plenty of other, smaller
stories about my MIL. Someday, I will share some of those.
Signed - Karma Is A Killer
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- sheiscrazy, 1 of 4 needed/Posted:
2-OCT-08
While I was pregnant with my first DS, MIL asked my DH if I was going
to breastfeed. He told her that we were hoping that would work
out for us, because it is best for the baby. She then asked,
"She's not going to do it in front of us, is she?"
What does she think I am, some kind of exhibitionist! Besides,
so what if I did breastfeed in front of them. Pretentious much?
Besides, what is it with people who are so afraid of breastfeeding?
Don't they know that's what people did before formula! It's
natural and beautiful. And, it's the best thing for the child.
Get over yourself.
Signed - C Cups Strike
Again
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