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I love this site!!  I married a man who had been married before.  Due to lots of issues in both families, we decided to get married at the JP's, and then tell everyone.  When we told my MIL, she told me not to expect anything from her, because she had already given to the ex-wife!  Ok, fine.  A few years later, we decided to throw a wedding for ourselves, and renew our vows, with our families and friends present.  We planned it and paid for all of it.  Twenty minutes before the wedding, MIL called to say they couldn't make it after all, because something had come up and they were going out with friends.

        Signed - Glad She Wasn't There!

RESPONSE:  Glad She Wasn't There!
Well, maybe that was a blessing in disguise.  Now, you never owe your MIL a thing.  Good luck, and I hope you have a MIL-Free life.

Worst gift:  My relationship with my MIL has been rocky since I married her son, but it hit a new low at Christmas.  I have been working hard to lose weight, and have lost over 80 pounds.  For Christmas, MIL gave me the popular indoor family size grill.  I was thrilled, until I got home and opened it.  When I was looking at it, I found something sticky under the handle, and realized it was grease.  It turns out that she had bought it during the summer, and used it until Christmas.  Then, she cleaned it up, wrapped it, and gave it to me.  She also left the receipt taped to the bottom of the box.  My DH got one flannel shirt (which he will never wear), while the BILs got new BBQ grills, and the SILs got new denim jackets, silver earrings, and bracelets.  My DH said that's the last Christmas we will ever have to spend at MIL's!!

        Signed - No More Xmas's For Me

Worst gift:  My MIL never thought I was good enough for her son.  I'm from the wrong side of the tracks.  She and my SIL actually had enough nerve to say that our daughter wasn't my DH's.  Anyway, last Christmas I received 2 books from darling MIL.  One was a book on "How to be Grateful", and the other was "How to be Giving".  I guess I'm just not grateful or giving enough for her.  Needless to say, she didn't get a thank you note for them.  Also, she shops for my kids at discount department stores (because we "are used to that, and shouldn't expect any better"), but ALWAYS buys SIL's family name brand, expensive clothing (because they need to "keep up appearances").

        Signed - Insulted And Not Gonna Read The Books

RESPONSE:  Insulted And Not Gonna Read The Books
Start now, and don't give your MIL anything ever again.  Show her what a b!tch she really is, and give up on trying to please her with gifts.  What does your DH say about all this cr@p?  I would cut her out of my life completely if I were you.  Good luck.


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