I was engaged to a man who
had a very domineering mother. He was a Marine. He had
been married once before, and had a small son. His ex wife (who
wasn't exactly a pillar of mental stability), divorced him, and left
their son with his mother while he was stationed eight states away.
The arrangement worked out okay, and his mother took his son to raise
for herself, almost a late life child. She had control over
his bank account, paid his bills with his money, and ran all three
of her son's lives. When we began to have problems over her
interfering, and other problems between us, he moved back into her
home for a while. One day (less than five days after he moved
in there), I called over there to speak with him, and another woman
answered the phone. This "other woman" was a former
lover of his whom HIS MOTHER had called and invited over so she could
try to get them back together again. Charming. She was
nice to my face, but resented me because I made him take back control
of his bank account, move out of her house, and try to get his son
back into his household so he could raise him. She even resented
when his son came to OUR home, and she made him ask her if it was
okay to take him places. His child was spoiled rotten, and I
firmly believe had a chemical imbalance. He did everything he
wanted. And he was a mean spirited, sometimes violent child.
I was a threat to her control. Also, her other FDIL was a pain
as well. She was never wrong about anything, sarcastic and pushy
- one of the most obnoxious people I have ever met. Eventually
his mother's interference was the straw that broke the camel's back
and I broke up with him. I have heard from him a few times since
I ended our relationship. His mother is still up to her antics.
Her other son broke his engagement with his fiancee, (the obnoxious
FDIL) and she was having a very hard time with it. She had made
a tape for him to listen to, put it in an envelope, and took it to
her XFMIL's home when she knew her ex would be there for the holidays.
His mother took it out of the envelope and listened to it so SHE could
decide if it was something that her son should hear for himself.
Eventually my ex married, and his mother's interference continued
to the point that his marriage ended. He is back under her roof.
Poor guy. BTW, I am still single at thirty (and looking).
When I do meet Mr. Right, thanks to this site I will know telltale
things to look out for and save myself potential problems!
Signed - Forewarned Is
Forearmed!
My MIL and I have been on
the outs since I told her where to get off back in August. So,
along comes Christmas, and I informed hubby that I just couldn't attend
with all the recent stress, so off he went. He never gives his
mother anything but money, since, no matter what she gets, she hates
it (even if it's precisely what she asked for). He came home
a few hours later and told me she had given us fifty dollars, which
I thought was very kind. However, I never saw the gift, and
if I remember correctly, last year she gave him fifty dollars, and
me a dime store broken plastic clock. This is not the really
good part. Hubby also upgraded his computer, and decided to
give the old one to MIL. This is fine. She doesn't know
how to use it, but now she's retired, so she has plenty of time to
figure it out. A few days later, he took the computer with high
grade speakers and a scanner over to her, and came back with (and
this is the good part) an old game he had left at his mother's for
years, and a stuffed bear (when you push his foot, it says the entire
'Twas The Night Before Christmas story with his mouth moving all the
while). This was to be my Christmas present. It wasn't
even wrapped. I'm more amused and baffled than I am upset.
Signed - Things That Make
You Go Hmmmmm
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