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Mother-In-Law Mall
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Mother-In-Law Stories
July 5, 2004
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I have a long history of problems
with my MIL. For example, last weekend DH and I were invited
to a country club for her and her husband's (my DH's stepfather)
60th birthday party. She picked us up from our home, and immediately
started complaining that she didn't have money for gas! She had
done this days earlier, and had asked my DH to take her credit
card to the gas station, pump the gas for her, and then forge
her DH's signature, because she had lost all her money on gambling
at the casino. We ended up fighting with her, trying to give
her money because my DH did not want to forge the signature.
She started yelling, and berated my DH for being so difficult.
We ended up going to the party, and we had a okay time. The next
day, she insisted on taking my DH to a department store to buy
him clothes, because, although she had no cash, she had the credit
card. DH kept saying no, over and over again, and she ended up
making a scene in the store. He finally relented. Guess what
happened when the time came to pay the bill? She pushed the card
to him and took off to the women's section so that he had to sign!
Signed - So Tired of MIL's Antics
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I have one of the meanest
MILs around. DH and I returned, from our 1st anniversary trip,
to find out that my father was dying of cancer. So, we spent every
waking moment, event, and holiday with him (understandably). I
guess the fact that we were going to spend both Thanksgiving and
Christmas with my family was just more than MIL could bear. We
were talking on the phone just before Christmas, and I told her
that we were not going to be able to make it to her house for Christmas.
I told her that I know my DH would have liked to do both, but under
the circumstances it was not possible. She told me, "Well,
you can go to YOUR FAMILY'S FOR CHRISTMAS, AND HE CAN GO TO HIS."
I was furious!!!! How insensitive!! I didn't want to be by myself
at the holidays while watching my father die. Like I wouldn't need
my DH at the hardest time in my life? Am I wrong, or is she crazy?
There are many more stories like this, unfortunately.
Signed - Sad That It
Has To Be Like This
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It's my SIL. She has
gotten into a habit of having very exclusive communication with
my husband. She lives thousands of miles away, but still makes
it a habit to make her presence felt around my home. When she calls,
she talks to me for less than a minute, and immediately asks to
talk to DH. She keeps telling my DH how happily married she is.
Meanwhile, he tells her only about our fights, and never about our
good times. She simply ignores me, yet she and her DH have a full
audience with my DH, who only lets me in on some of what they have
said. For example, they have said that my DH and I should not have
a joint account, because I could easily fleece him of his money.
We have been married for 11 years, most of them very happily. We
already have joint accounts. Recently, my DH landed an expatriate
assignment, so we have quite a bit of savings, a good account, and
are not struggling like them. But, we have come a long way, and
I have bent over backwards to help these people, and yet they treat
me like my elder SIL, who completely has nothing to do with them.
I realize how right she was, but tell that to my DH. He loves them
so much. He cannot seem to see when I am hurting. What can I do?
Signed - Hurting
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