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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
July 4, 2004
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Worst gift: My MIL gets
me cr@p for Xmas that I don't want. The gifts are cheap, and not
what I asked for. Why ask me for an Xmas list when you don't use
it? I have always tried to respect her and treat her well, but
she never respects me or treats me well at all. The only thing
that I did wrong was marry her son.
Signed - fedupwithher
( I can top this )
Per
the poster's request, no response necessary.
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I'm about to become a
mother for the first time. I had already planned on breastfeeding
my baby for at least 1 year, or more if I want to, as it has so
many advantages for baby and me. But, my MIL seems to have a BIG
issue with that, and keeps on saying that I "will have to"
substitute at once from day 1, and also give the baby 2 ounces of
water from the time he/she is born!! Now, everyone knows that giving
water is not a good idea, plus it interferes with breastfeeding,
but she is adamant. She bottle fed all her kids, and also did not
let her own daughter breastfeed. She thinks that bottle milk is
better than mother's milk!! I have read so many books, and I do
not agree with her at all. Every time I say that water is not necessary
for breastfed babies, she starts getting angry and saying that I
am very stubborn, and that doctors don't know anything! So, now
I just keep quiet. She says that she'll buy lots of bottles, a
sterilizer, milk powder and water, and she is forcing me to take
them to the hospital when I go into labor . I can't fight with her,
because my DH is very attached to her and will get angry with me.
I can't do my own thing without her knowing, as we live with MIL
and FIL. Why's she doing this? Please help. I need some advice!
Signed - Why's She Doing
This?
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Frequent
Fry Her TM
- hazardousbeauty, 1 of 4 needed
/Posted: 7-JUL-04
Satan, in one of his many forms, presents himself
as my BF's mother. BF and I have been dating for a year and a half,
and have plans for marriage within two years. For the entire time
that we have been together, I have put up with this woman's biting
remarks, demands, and tantrums. She uses her "unstable emotional
status" as means for controlling those around her. For example,
if she begins yelling at someone, they have no choice but to shut
up and take it for fear of standing up to her and sending her into
a "nervous breakdown". However, I have come to see through
this. For the time that I have been a "part" of BF's
family, I have run his mother's errands, brought his sick grandmother
to the doctors, helped with household chores, and answered to his
mother's every beck and call with a smile on my face because I love
BF and want to be a part of his life. I sincerely love his grandmother,
and get along well with his father. His grandma's caretaker is
also a very sweet woman. His mother, however, won't work, and sits
on the couch all day eating ice cream, expecting everyone to wait
on her hand and foot. She left work about four months ago due to
what she claimed was a "nervous breakdown". She now leaves
her DH to provide for their entire family, while he, himself, is
in danger of being laid off in the next few months. She goes out
and buys hundreds of dollars worth of collectibles for herself each
week, but when it came to BF's 23rd birthday last month, she didn't
even buy him a gift because she claimed that she couldn't afford
it. This woman, to say the least, disgusts me. At first, his mother
was always very subtle in her remarks towards me. She often criticized
my parents for being so strict, when in reality I have come to realize
how thankful I really am for them. One time, this 50+ year old
woman had a friend over, and while BF and I were just sitting there
on the couch, she actually lit up a joint in front of us! We were
both appalled by this (both being anti-drug users) and retreated
to his apartment upstairs. I still don't know what to make of that
incident. Her "excuse" the next day was that she is sick,
and deserves to go a little crazy sometimes. She honestly wallows
in her self-pity all day, complains about everything under the sun,
and expects everyone to feel sorry for her. Well, I don't. In
fact, the word to best describe my feeling is disgust. There are
more stories about MIL to come.
Signed - Disgust
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