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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 17, 2004
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Worst gift: This wasn't
a gift from a relative, but it was certainly in poor taste, and
I wonder if it applies to the story from July 8 about the SIL with
the suddenly-deceased hunky fireman boyfriend. Several years ago,
the Christmas after my first-ever serious boyfriend left me for
a woman in another country, whom he met on the internet, an acquaintance
gave me a "Boyfriend in a Box". It included: A photograph
suitable for framing, a brief biographical sketch (with instructions
on how to elaborate on it), several bouquet-cards signed by him,
a variety of other sappy romantic greeting cards, instructions on
introducing him into conversations, carrying on the fantasy, and
even what to do when you got tired of him (they suggested a pretend
phone conversation at the office where you yell at him, then shove
the framed photo off your desk into the garbage). It probably would
have been a really funny gift the *next* Christmas, but, at the
time, I felt it was just really insensitive. In any case, the boyfriend
I received was a pediatrician. But, according to the back of the
box, once I got tired of the pediatrician, there were three others
whom I could buy, and one of them was a fireman. So, what I'm wondering
is, did this psycho SIL think of it herself?
Signed - Coincidence?
Hmmm
( I can top this )
Per
the poster's request, no response necessary.
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Let me just say, I LOVE
this site!! Does anyone ever get the feeling that their MIL might
try to kill them if the setting were right, and she could get away
with it? My MIL dislikes me so much that I sometimes fear this.
Also, does anyone fear leaving their children with their MIL for
fear that she will try to turn the children against you, or "out-mother"
you? What kind of people are these MILs who do the things told
about on this site? I honestly never knew that stuff like this
existed until I got married. Boy, was I naïve. Every engaged
woman should read through this site and examine whether her FMIL
is someone whom she could live with for the rest of her life. I
wish I had.
Signed - Boy, Was I Naive!!
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My dear, sweet MIL.
The trouble started even before we went down the aisle. The only
thing my DH's parents paid for was the rehearsal dinner. Everything
else my own mother paid for, even though she is on a fixed income
and they are not. My big-hearted MIL brought a small tray of assorted
sandwiches (chicken salad, ham salad, etc.) and two large bags of
chips. Let me say that she was not happy about the marriage in
the first place, especially since I had 5-year-old twins from a
previous relationship. Next, post-wedding: My MIL received my
DH's W-2s in the mail. She wanted to use them on her and FIL's
income tax return. I consulted with my CPA friend, who said that
I needed to file married, that I couldn't file single. When DH
stopped by her house after work to explain the situation and pick
up the W-2s, she screamed and cried that I was "plotting against
her" behind her back. The funny thing is that I would have
gotten a bigger return by $2k if I had filed single with two children.
But, no, I followed the law and was conspiring against her. Our
first Christmas: My mother spent $500 each on DH and me. When
we went to MIL's house, I received a $15 dress that had been marked
down FOUR TIMES by the discount department store that it came from.
DH received about $300 worth of clothing. MIL actually had the
nerve to look at me and say, "I did buy more for him, but he's
my baby." My mother didn't follow that thinking! She is also
very mean to my children. She expects them to not get upset when
she whips out her Scrabble board or her Monopoly game and begs the
rest of us to play. Hello, lady, they are children, and most children
want to play what everyone else is playing. Also, young children
cannot be expected to sit on a couch for hours and hours with nothing
to do. One of my sons drew a mustache on himself and ran around
my living room saying, "I've got a mustache, I've got a mustache!"
My MIL, who as visiting at the time, said, "Oh no, if he really
has a mustache, you'd better get him to the doctor, because he's
going through puberty early and will end up a midget!" I'm
sorry, folks, but I couldn't help it. I looked her dead in the
eye and said, "Bu!!sh!t!" This upset my son, who now
thinks that he's going to be a midget when he grows up. I'm 9 months
pregnant, and she has already decided that this child HAS to be
a girl. Perhaps this is because she worships my DH's sisters (who
are, incidentally, just like her), or maybe it's because she hates
my boys so. I'm miserable thinking about how this child will be
treated differently than my boys. In fact, it's what I've worried
about the entire pregnancy. My MIL is a beast.
Signed - Pregnant and
Fearful
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