Frequent
Fry Her TM
- trapped, 3 of 4 needed/Posted: 22-NOV-03
MIL insists on pointing out everything that I "do
wrong" to all members of her family. She tries to make
me look like a fool, yet everyone sees her as immature and game
playing, and they ignore her. This is how petty and nit picky
she is: She told my partner that I "hang the washing
out wrong", as I use 2 pegs instead of 1. Who cares?
They are my pegs, anyway. I can do what I want with them!
Does she expect me to take this sort of thing seriously?
Signed - It's Going To
Dry Either Way, You Fool!
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All right, then, my MIL
called my wonderful DH (her oldest son, and the only one who works,
has his (our) own home, and doesn't ask for money constantly) a string
of expletives, to his (and my) face. And, he still speaks to
the witch.
Signed - A Doormat No More!
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Worst gift: Worst gift????
Hmmm. I would have never thought that my MIL would do this,
especially on her son's big day. But, for our wedding gift,
she gave us a picture frame that came from the dollar store.
We were at a cookout before the wedding, and some of the wedding party
had brought our gifts. We got very nice things, and then she
presented us with her little gift bag. First of all, the bag
was all raggedy, wrinkled, and it had a tear in the corner.
She made a big production, like it was gonna be the greatest gift
that we'd open that night. FDH was sitting on one side of me,
and his cousin (who also happens to be a college friend of mine) was
on the other side. When I opened the bag (with every eye in
the house glued on me to see what it was going to be), I pulled out
a picture frame. The front of it was in pretty good shape.
But when I flipped it over, it was chipped and had marks on it.
And, when I looked at the bottom, it had a sticker on it that said
the name of the dollar store. I flipped it back over so quickly
that you could have caught a cold from the wind. I didn't want
my DFH to see it, because I know that he would have been embarrassed.
Unfortunately, his cousin did see it, and she later told me that she
wasn't surprised, because she's given cheap gifts to her and her sister
for years. Still, I was surprised that she would bring that
to a get together and then make a big deal out of it, like it was
going to be the most cherished gift we got. What makes this
really bad was the fact that she didn't give us another gift.
DH dreads someone asking what his mother gave us for a wedding gift.
Signed - Cr@ppy Wedding
Gift Recipients
RESPONSE: Cr@ppy Wedding Gift Recipients
Tell DH to be honest. And, if anyone questions the appropriateness
of the gift, just respond that you have never had a gift before or
since that expressed the feelings of the giver so perfectly.
RESPONSE: Cr@ppy Wedding Gift Recipients
Obviously, your MIL is cheap and does not put any effort into gift
giving. By the way, that is a pretty bad gift for a son's wedding.
Return the favor. Don't put effort into gifts for MIL. Your DH should
buy all gifts for his mom from the two of you. I'm sure that DH bought
his mom's gifts before your marriage, so have him continue. It's
not as if DH will take over the responsibility of buying gifts for
your family members now. Don't feel as if you have an obligation
to buy for MIL, and don't assume the responsibility.
I don't even know where
to begin. My MIL is a complete b!tch, but not many people seem
to see it. She is passive aggressive, and she makes rude comments
when no one is in the room, and then denies everything. Well,
here is one of my stories. I had double surgery about a year
ago. MIL was very angry about this. She did not tell anyone
on DH's side of the family for fear of having attention taken away
from her. When I got my results back from surgery, it was cancer.
Thank god that no chemo was needed, and I'm doing great! MIL's
reaction to this was slamming her hand on the table and screaming,
"It can't be true." She did not tell anyone.
She told them that I went for a simple DNC, and she didn't know what
the fuss was about. I was home from work for 3 months.
When she came to visit, she called what I had a poof, what's the ***
is a poof? During her visit, she started complaining that DH
hasn't visited his mommy, and asked what was wrong with him.
This was two days after I got out of the hospital. And, in case
you're thinking, "Well, she came to visit," let me say that
she came over for dinner and wanted me to serve her. I couldn't
even get out of a chair without help. Anyway, the post hospital
meds gave me a mouth, and I responded to her that DH was busy taking
care of his DW, and didn't have time to visit mommy during her headache.
I have another thing to say (sorry, I keep going on, but I can't stand
the ILs). MIL treats BIL like a husband (she has one, by the
way). She is overly affectionate, to the point where everyone
wonders if something is going on with them. MIL's affection
is so inappropriate that you have to look away when she is caressing
BIL's hand, arm or thigh. When I first started dating DH, MIL
and BIL would be lying on BIL's bed in a passionate embrace.
She has tried this with DH, but he pushes her away, thank god.
I just can't stand her. She is manipulative, controlling, and
just a plain old b!tch.
Signed - Poof Girl
RESPONSE: Poof Girl
THANK GOD your DH doesn't act the same way that your BIL does. How
creepy!
RESPONSE: Poof Girl
Yes, your MIL is a b!tch! While MIL may treat BIL as a spouse, be
very glad that your DH put MIL in her place when she attempted this
with him. I hope that the only reason you're posting here is to vent
about MIL. I sincerely hope that your DH is standing up for you and
your marriage together, and putting MIL in her place when she steps
out of line.
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