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- kamilfh/Posted: 4-AUG-03
My MIL is a housework fanatic. And, because
I'm not (I have a life), she thinks that there is something wrong
with me. The day I came out of the hospital after having
my son, my DH had asked my MIL if she would clean the house for
him. But, being a housework "fanatic", she went
around our house with a fine tooth comb, and complained to me
that our house was "dirty" just because there was a
bit of dust under our bed. As I had been working full time
prior to having my son, I did not get time to dust and vacuum
every day. Also, being pregnant prevented me from moving
furniture. This was not what I needed, as I had just come
out of the hospital after having had a cesarean section.
She did eventually apologize, saying that she was not sorry that
she had said it, but she admitted that her timing was wrong.
My house is not dirty at all, it's just that I'm sure MIL has
OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder).
Signed - My Housework
Fanatic MIL
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Worst gift: My MIL has
made it quite clear that she dislikes me. For Christmas last
year, she gave me the most hideous thing I think she could find
- a black sheer vest with red fuzzy pompoms, in a size large (I
am petite). I was so shocked. I didn't know quite what
to say, other than to say that it was "very different".
Of course, the SIL whom she "likes" received some beautiful
clothes from her that were well thought out for her body style and
taste. What message does this send me?
Signed - Shocked
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Worst gift: We got married
the same month that we spent our 1st Xmas together, and my MIL always
told me not to wear any underwear that did not have a cotton crotch
and that tbacks are harmful to your health. So, my present
was a 3-pack of granny type cotton crotch underwear that were 10
sizes too big. I don't even think that they would have fit
if I were pregnant. They literally came up and over my chest.
Now, that is pathetic. And, that was it, 3 pairs of huge undies.
Is that a very nice gift for a 20 year old woman, and a newlywed,
I might add.
Signed - Underwear Gift
Recipient
RESPONSE: Underwear Gift Recipient
Bwahahahahahahh Bwahahahahah!!!!! I'm sorry, but when you said
that they came up to your chest. Your MIL isn't very subtle, is
she?
RESPONSE: Underwear Gift Recipient
Next year, buy her 3 pairs of thong underwear that are WAAAYYYY
too small for her. Wrap them up and stick them under the tree.
Don't buy her anything else.
RESPONSE: Underwear Gift Recipient
Wow, that's a head-shaker! Note to the MILs who read this web site:
One easy way to avoid making a common mistake is this: PLEASE avoid
the underwear/lingerie/intimate-item category when you're thinking
of potential gifts for your DIL!!! I don't know what impulse it
is that comes over SO MANY MILs and makes them want so much to give
their DILs inappropriately personal gifts like this. But, I have
faith that any of those of us who read this web site will NEVER
do this!
Worst gift: The first
Christmas that my husband and I spent together, we invited his whole
family over to our house. They came and things were going
great, that is, until it came time for her to hand out presents.
I was serving dinner and her youngest son came up to me to hand
me a present. She snatched it out of his hand and said, "No,
that isn't for her. That's for your brother (my DH).
She then took the present and put it away. When she thought
that I wasn't looking, she gave the present to my husband.
He unwrapped a very nice book that he had been wanting. As
I began to clean up dinner, I was handed a bag. I pulled out
the tissue and inside were sponges and rags! That was her
way of telling me that I need to clean more. My husband still
gives her cr@p about those rags. Every time I receive a present
from her, he asks how many more rags I got.
Signed - How Many More
Rags
RESPONSE: How Many More Rags
I'm glad to hear that DH is awake to how rotten his mother was.
What a cow!
RESPONSE: How Many More Rags
At least your DH realizes what an @ss his mother was for giving
you such a cr@ppy gift. Good for him!
RESPONSE: How Many More Rags
Time for the Geriatric gift basket. Comes with everything the senior
citizen will need in their golden years!!! Doll up that basket
and give it to her proudly, with a huge smile on your face!!!
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