Worst gift: You must
have read a story I entered last year about MIL and SIL giving me
a tablecloth and napkins for my birthday. I never thanked
SIL for the napkins, and those colors did not match the color of
the tablecloth her mother sent me. Obviously, they were upset.
This year, MIL sent me perfume and chocolate, and, also, inside
the box of gifts were two plain kitchen napkins. What do you
think? Would you agree with me that this woman is crazy???
Signed - CRAZY, MEAN
MIL
RESPONSE: CRAZY, MEAN MIL
I think she's trying to tell you that you
were rude not to thank the SIL, whatever you may have thought of
her gift. At least she bought you perfume and chocolate as
well. I'd be sure to thank her this time so she doesn't have
the ammunition.
RESPONSE: CRAZY, MEAN MIL
You get no argument for me. It sounds
like it is time for the "Geriatric Gift Basket".
Fill a pretty basket with things like corn pads, hemorrhoid cream,
wart remover, age spot remover, etc. - and give it with a smile!
Oh, where do I begin?
My MIL has to be the most horrible woman I know. The other
day, we went to visit (I still haven't figured out why), and she
had the nerve to say that I owe her!!! When I asked her what
exactly it was that I owed her, she said, "You owe me for marrying
my son!!" WHAT!! She said that since she raised
him, I owe her for all those years that she had to pay for him (i.e.,
clothes, shoes, food) when he was a child. Needless to say,
I told her what I thought of her, and I wasn't at all kind about
it (I'll probably burn in he!!, because of the names I called her).
Nevertheless, I will not be seeing her for quite a while (thank
god). And, as far as I'm concerned, she could die of a heart
attack tomorrow, and I would celebrate (I'm so mean).
Signed - Could I Hate
Her Any More Than I Do Now?
RESPONSE: Could I Hate Her Any More Than I Do Now?
Excuse me? Your MIL said that you owe her for raising your
husband? Hello?!!? If she had a child, she would be
responsible for his upbringing, NOT YOUR children years later!
Good thing you told her off. What did your DH say about this?
What did he say about you telling her off? I, for one, am
glad you told the b!tch off, she had it coming. What a horrible
mother and MIL! Good luck.
RESPONSE: Could I Hate Her Any
More Than I Do Now?
I am glad that you had a chance to tell her what you think.
RESPONSE: Could I Hate Her Any More Than I Do Now?
hahahahahahahHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. You rock. I don't
care what anyone says.
RESPONSE: Could I Hate Her Any More Than I Do Now?
You are not mean. She is a crazy woman! She deserves
to die of a heart attack!
RESPONSE: Could I Hate Her Any More Than I Do Now?
YOU owe HER??? What a nut! I would have told her that
you were not there when she decided to F*** your DH's father.
It is a PARENT'S responsibility to care for their children, and
no one OWES anything. A child may owe gratitude to his parents,
but that does not entail owing his whole life to them!
RESPONSE: Could I Hate Her Any More Than I Do Now?
My MIL said just about the same thing to me. She was arguing
with my DH, and she said I had to take her side because she was
the reason we were together. She is totally crazy. But,
you better watch what you wish for. I could have gone a lifetime
without ever seeing her again after that. But, then she had
a stroke, and almost came to live with us. Luckily it was
"the home" for her.
RESPONSE: Could I Hate Her Any More Than I Do Now?
How much did she want for him? LOL! What a hag!!
I think I would have found out. And, if it wasn't too high,
I'd have given her the money, filled out a sales receipt, and informed
her, "Now that you have paid for DH, she can keep the he!!
away from both of you." That has to be one of the worst
stories I've heard!
RESPONSE: Could I Hate Her Any More Than I Do Now?
Maybe she was joking. Can any human being be so bad that you
wish she would have a heart attack? That's cruel. I
only hope that one day, when I become a mother-in-law, my DIL and
son-in-law like me, and do not wish that I was dead.
RESPONSE: Could I Hate Her Any More Than I Do Now?
What a loon!! Did she honestly expect you to reimburse her??
I hope your DH wasn't hurt by her mean comments. I think that,
except for worrying if DH was hurt, I would have burst out laughing
if my MIL had said something so stupid and greedy. Does this
mean that after you "pay" for DH, she is paid off, and
you don't have to put up with her? I wouldn't anyway - and
I am glad you told her like it is.
RESPONSE: Could I Hate Her Any More Than I Do Now?
I get it. You supposedly bought her
son like a slave. Whatever. My stupid MIL probably feels
the same way.
Frequent
Fry Her TM.
- I Stole Her Son, 1 of 4/Posted:10-APR-02
My husband and I got engaged right before Christmas
of 1997. That Christmas Eve, as we were leaving his parent's
house, his mother told him, right in front of me, "You need
to arrange to come over here by yourself tomorrow so that your ex-girlfriend
can come over." The entire time we were engaged, she
tried to talk him out of marrying me. She even went as far
as to sign him up for dating services. Another time, when
we were all together, she informed me that whatever children he
and I have together will always be second to her other grandchild.
RESPONSE: The B!tch Who Stole Her Son
No, she is the b!tch. And, since your children will be second
to the other grandchildren in MIL's eyes, then she can be second
in line as grandma, huh? And she has no right to complain
about it. Just plan all your holidays around your mother,
and if MIL dares to complain, just tell her that you are giving
her what she wanted.
RESPONSE: The B!tch Who Stole Her Son
You need to inform your MIL that, unless she changes her ways, she
won't have the chance to know her grandchildren! Your DH needs
to back you up all of the way. Why hasn't he already had the
"little talk with mommy" anyway? He knows first
hand how she has handled the relationship between the two of you
from the very beginning. I would be so pissed if my mom ever
did anything like that! Would he be mad if your mom was like
this? Is she some kind of a pervert? "Stole her
son?" What a tired out old hag! There is no rest
for the wicked!
RESPONSE: The B!tch Who Stole Her Son
She says that now, but later she will want to be a part of your
children's lives. You will not want her around your children.
RESPONSE: The B!tch Who Stole Her Son
I hope you do not allow your children to see
the b!tch. I wouldn't, and if my DH didn't like it, I would
tell him to go scr#w himself!
RESPONSE: The B!tch Who Stole Her Son
When my DH and I were engaged, my FIL repeatedly
tried to set his son up with his friend's daughters. Every
time DH would tell him, "No," and that he was going to
marry me, FIL would ask him why, and tell him that he could get
so much better. FIL would also wait until I was going to be
there visiting DH, and have one of the friend's daughters come over
(usually with slinky clothes on, and trying to flirt with DH).
We've been married almost 30 years, and my FIL still tells DH he
could've gotten better than me. He also treated our children
second to his other grandchildren.
RESPONSE: The B!tch Who Stole Her Son
I think that if my MIL told me that our children
would be second to her other grandchildren, she would just never
see my children, and I would deprive her the joy of getting to know
them. What did your DH say to her through the engagement,
and when she said this about your future children? I would
have cut off all contact with her after that. You sound like
you have your hands full. Your MIL pisses me off. Good
luck!
Oh my, where do I begin
- there's so many. I'll start with the first dramatic story.
My MIL was in Oregon for the summer with her hubby (DH's step).
She decided that she was lonely, and that we should drive the 13
hours to visit them for the weekend. This made no sense to
me, as we couldn't take any vacation time from work. So, if
we left at 5 pm on Friday night, we wouldn't arrive until 6 am on
Saturday. We would have to crash when we got in, and then,
basically, have time for dinner before we had to leave again.
I suggested that, since they were retired and had time, they could
come to us for as long as they wanted. She wouldn't budge,
and went off. We were in the living room Saturday evening,
and her hubby was remarking how the deer literally come up to the
front door. "In fact," he said, "there's one
now," and did I want to see? I didn't want to scare it
off, but he insisted I wouldn't, and opened the front door.
I stood there having my tender little Bambi moment. All of
a sudden, MIL ran up, elbowed me out of the way, and said, "Watch
this." In her hand was a gun (a pellet gun - which I
didn't know at the time). She shot at the deer (it's heels
- but another thing I didn't know at the time). I burst into
tears and ran into the bedroom, as I thought she had killed the
deer right in front of me. All of my pent up stress exploded
at this one, inexplicable, outrageous action of hers. My husband
tried to soothe her by saying that I lived near Harlem for a long
time, so I was sensitive around guns. That pissed me off even
more, because that had nothing to do with it, and it, basically,
made my feelings racially based, which they were not in the least.
Anyway, then DH came in to calm me down and said, "Don't worry,
she's a good shot. She just wanted to scare it away from her
hydrangeas." Believe it or not, this was back when I
could deal with her. It's gotten so much worse since her husband
passed away, and she's taken a drunk to comfort her in her loneliness.
So, stay tuned for future chapters, including the Rottweiler and
the butcher knife, the drunk and the fine wine, and how dare you
call me a liar - even if I lie.
Signed - She Tried To
Hurt Bambi
RESPONSE: She Tried To Hurt Bambi
I feel for you. My IL's have a farm
of cattle, and they kill those cows like it isn't any big deal.
It drives me crazy. During the times I go for supper, my MIL
basically forces me to eat steak. I don't enjoy it, but if
I refuse to eat it, she gives a speech to my husband, saying that
I look skinny, and need iron. Well, I am 5'3 and weight 138lbs,
that is not skinny.
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