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Mother-In-Law Mall
A place to find great gifts!
and products related to mothers-in-law and other family members.
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Mother-In-Law Stories
June 21, 2004
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Worst gift: MIL works
for a bank. She got a free T-shirt, wrapped it up for Christmas,
and gave it to me. I was so shocked, because not only did it
display the name of the bank, but she told me that she got it
for free and wrapped it for me.
Signed - I Did Throw It Out!!
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My best friend recently
threw me a baby shower. And, as a favor to me, for the sake of
peace and harmony, she enlisted the help of my nutso, passive-aggressive
MIL. So, the two of them were on the phone doing some planning
one night, and MIL said to her, "I'm so glad I'm doing this
with you, and not alone, you're so good at this!" And, my
friend said, "Thanks, I really enjoy planning parties."
To which MIL replied, "Oooooh, I should have called you then.
My 60th birthday is coming up, and none of my kids planned anything.
And, it's no fun to plan your own birthday! I mean, I love my kids,
but it would be nice if they called me every once in a while."
My friend was, understandably, speechless. Because, what do you
say to that?!
Signed - Can You Say,
"Inappropriate"?
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I have a serious problem
with my MIL For starters, we live next door. Yes, I know. You
don't have to say it. Anyway, we have two boys, ages 5 & 10,
who love to go spend the night with her on the weekends. Over the
years, she has had several lapses in good judgment, and has allowed
the boys to play computer games and watch movies and shows on TV
that we don't allow, and she knows it. There have been other issues
involving their potential safety, at times, as well. On any one
instance, we have to ask, tell, explain, cajole, or remind her of
our wishes for our children numerous times before she complies.
She is single. She was widowed, and is divorced from husband #5
(as if that doesn't explain her poor judgment), and acts like a
child herself many times. Well, this past week we found out that
she has left her loaded handgun lying around, and our oldest son
(thank God) has found it and told her TWICE! I, literally, had
to hold my mouth shut to keep from vomiting at the thought of what
could have happened to my children. She had told us, when we asked
about the gun, that it was put up in her attic with the bullets
in a different place. DH and I agreed (thank goodness) that the
kids could not ever go back over there to visit or spend the night.
We simply don't trust her judgment, and this was the last straw
for me. The problem now is how do we resolve this awkward situation?
She calls and says that she bought a lock box for the gun, and asks
why don't we trust her, and I have no answer as to what can make
this situation better. She just doesn't seem to take it very seriously.
In fact, her response about what she would have said to us if something
had happened with the gun was this, "I would just kill myself,
and then it would be your problem." I was equally sickened
at her unbelievable response. DH just told her that she needs to
"get it together", and that he needs to see some improvement
in her judgment Believe me, there's been many other poor decisions
made by her for many years. I could write a book. It's like we're
raising a 55 year old teenager, who ought to know better. I just
don't know how to resolve this, or if there even is a resolution
to this. I cannot risk my children's safety so that she can "prove"
herself as competent. I haven't spoken to her in a week. I just
don't know what to say. I'm afraid that I would "go off"
on her and say things that I may regret. Any advice?
Signed - At My Wits'
End
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