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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 11, 2004
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Worst gift: One year,
for Christmas, my MIL gave my DH and me two used books from the
public library about some 60's tv shows.
Signed - Help Me
( I can top this )
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My MIL ruined my first
Mother's Day. DH and I had decided to take her out to a nice restaurant.
I was more than 8 months pregnant at the time (my DH and I still
considered it my first Mother's Day, even though I wasn't quite
a mother yet). My MIL spent the whole time at the restaurant telling
me how swollen my ankles were, and said, over and over again, that
she didn't get swollen ankles until late in her pregnancies. I
kept trying to say, "But, it IS late in my pregnancy,"
but she wouldn't let me speak. She kept saying it over and over
and over. It's been 12 years since then, and I've NEVER spent another
Mother's Day with her, and I never will.
Signed - Ankles Back
to Normal
( here is my story )
Per
the poster's request, no response necessary.
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I have known my future
MIL for 14 years, my DF and I dated for a while, and just lost touch.
Now, after all these years, we have rekindled, and all are happy
and excited about the upcoming marriage, except MIL, FIL and BIL.
She carries on conversations with an ex GF of his, invites her to
family outings, and feels the need to share with me things related
to his past (some are true, most are not) and other women. We work
together, and she has made it a very uncomfortable work atmosphere
by sharing personal details with our coworkers. When we have company
outings, or special inner office events, she acts as if she doesn't
know me, ignores me, or just looks the other way when I enter the
room. She calls me a gold digger, and says that I am trying to
take her son's accident money. First of all, he hasn't received
a dime yet. Secondly, he almost lost his life during this accident.
Third, I took care of him when he was in therapy, out of work, and
still VERY traumatized from the accident. I don't expect anything
but a little respect from her, not as his DF, but as a human being
who is trying her best to take excellent care of her son and her
grandchildren. She also accuses me of trying to "steal"
her son's attention from her and his children. Meanwhile, he has
a good relationship with his children, who live with their mothers.
I was hospitalized for about a week, and placed in intensive care.
Instead of coming to the hospital, she chose to manipulate DF into
taking her shopping!! Then, when they finally arrived at the hospital,
she stood for all of about 40 minutes. Then, she made him drive
her home (32 miles away). Another time, I was working on a Saturday,
and because my DF was coming to pick me up after work to run errands,
I left my car keys, money, etc., with him. I was getting off at
1:30, and at 11:00 she decided that she wanted to go to a mall that
was 35 miles away. In good traffic it can take 45 minutes to an
hour. Then, she became enraged when I spoke up about my being unable
to get home. She has called me selfish, and said that I'm not the
person whom she thought I was. DF has to call her at least once
a day to keep her pacified. She opens whatever mail DF receives
at her house (bank statements, bills, etc.). He had tried speaking
to her, but she is convinced that I am the reason that he doesn't
visit as often or call. The truth is that when he goes over there,
he faces 20 questions, gets manipulated to go somewhere shopping,
or faces cruel insults and crude comments from his father. He is
a great man, and I feel like the cause of all this. We were good
friends, and I truly felt that things would be different.
Signed - Frustrated In
A No-Win Situation
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