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Mother-In-Law Mall
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Mother-In-Law Stories
July 2, 2004
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I have a story to tell
about my MIL that I think is both caring and humorous. So many
of the stories presented here deal with difficult and painful situations.
My story is a light one. I hope a bit of real-life comic relief
might be welcomed. After the death of my mother, I had no problem
calling my MIL of almost 20 years, "mom". She will be
mom for the rest of this post. Mom is a delightful woman, and a
true lady, with the accent on LADY. She isn't snooty, but she is
concerned that everything in the family should run "properly".
Certain delicate matters might not be openly discussed, but subtle
steps WOULD be taken to correct the problem. A few years ago, the
problem was my digestive system. We visited mom for almost a week
between Christmas and New Year's Day. Because of changes of water,
routine, or activity level during the first day or two away from
home, I often experience an intestinal reticence. It doesn't bother
me, because I know that I'll be fine in 48 hours. I'm not thrilled
about saying that, but it's an important part of this story. Mom
lives in a luxurious retirement community. She has a beautiful
two-bedroom apartment. Each bedroom has an en-suite full bathroom.
DH and I had the guest suite on one side of the living room, while
mom had her usual place on the other side. We're a pretty relaxed
family. The doors are closed only when someone is taking a nap
or when we retire for the evening. After lunch on the day of our
arrival, my DH and I took a walk to pick up mom's mail and get a
bit of exercise. When we returned, I noticed that a liquid laxative
and a spoon had suddenly assumed a prominent place on our bathroom
counter. Okay, mom knew that I sometimes had elimination difficulties.
I smiled. I knew it was mom's thoughtful, subtle way of dealing
with my "problem". Thanks, mom. The next day, my smile
turned into a loud laugh. After my DH and I returned from the mail
excursion, I found two boxes of laxative tablets neatly arranged
beside the bottle. This was starting to become mom's version of
the "12 Days of Christmas". Can you see it? "On
the 1st Day of Christmas my mama gave to me a bottle of liquid laxative".
"On the second day of Christmas my mama gave to me, 2 boxes
of laxative tablets, and a bottle of liquid laxative". Would
the third day produce, "three doses of a high fiber drink"?
I didn't want to go there. I did mention how I said this to mom,
and we all had a good laugh about that little misunderstanding.
Signed - God Bless MILs
Like Mom!
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Per
the poster's request, no response necessary.
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My MIL was just the sweetest
thing before I married her son. She made untold promises of making
me her daughter, not just a DIL. She always said that she would
take my side if ever her son was to do or say anything to upset
me. But, things changed for the worse after just day 1!! She always
said that her son was an honest person, and being a god fearing
woman herself, she said that she would always speak the truth with
me, even if the outcome was bad. I appreciated this, and respected
her for it. I later found out (well, two weeks into my marriage)
that DH was having an affair. He has been with this woman for the
past 6 years, and my MIL knew all about it!! When I confronted
her, and reminded her about all her promises, she acted dumb, and
said that it was my fault that her son was having an affair, even
though he was seeing this other woman for 6 years before he met
me! Being an important figure in her local community, she has upheld
a very pure and honest image of herself and her family, particularly
her son! Her dishonesty is just the biggest joke I've ever heard!
Little does she know, I have video footage of her beloved son caught
in the act, and I will play it at her local woman's club meeting,
which she the head of. She will be hit for six, no doubt! The
joke now will be on her!
Signed - Joke's On Her
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I have been married for
4 years. My DH's father took is own life years ago, and his mother
had a stroke. She asked my DH to never leave her, even though he
has three other brothers. DH asked me to move in with him and his
mother when we married. I was very hesitant, but I did it. BIG
MISTAKE!! My DH looks exactly like his deceased father, and my
nutso MIL thinks that my husband is her husband. She is totally
in love my husband, and I thinks it's disgusting. If he does anything
for me, she wants him to do the same thing for her. It seems like
I have to share everything with her and I'm sick of it. I have
become so revolted by her that I have had to go to counseling with
my husband, and I hide from her in my own home. I get nauseated
every time I have to be around her. The house we live in belonged
to my husband's father's parents, so she never bought it or anything.
She moved into it when she married my DH's father. DH and his brothers
grew up in this house, and my DH has lived there his whole life.
I told my DH, shortly after we got married, that I wanted to go
get our own house. Somehow, MIL found out and put the house in
the name of DH, herself and me. I have never seen such a MF manipulative
move in my life. However, my husband and I have put a lot of money
into the house. I work full-time and make a very good living, so
I pay a lot of the bills and so forth. So, I should have a financial
interest in it. Her other three sons think that I'm a gold digger
and we all hate each other. MIL plays this poor little old lady
who had the stroke bit so well it makes me sick. DH realizes, after
counseling, that his mother is a narcissistic, crazy lunatic who
probably drove her husband to suicide. But, I feel like this horrible
person because I just wish that she would go away. I think that
even though we didn't have to purchase our house, she should spend
time at each son's house, a week at a time, to give my husband and
me a break sometimes. Does this seem reasonable??
Signed - Desperate To
Get Away From Her
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