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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 25, 2004
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My ILs are sooooo strange.
First of all, they never spoke a word to me until the wedding
day. These people have money, lots of it. They have
3 houses, 3 cars, and they take lavish vacations all over the
world. They give expensive gifts to their other children,
but not us. They gave us a computer, believing that they
were doing us a huge favor. It was an old piece of cr@p
that went right to charity. Then, they gave us a car, believing
that they were doing us a favor. An old piece of cr@p that
used up a lot of gas. Oh, around 30 dollars for a 20 minute
ride. Of course, we were expected to drive the 10 hours
to their house, like we have $400 for gas. When they visit,
they travel one day, visit for maybe half a day, then leave.
They believe that only the low class take their grandchildren
to the corner store and get a treat. Every year they ask
for a Christmas list, and every year they ignore it. My
little one wanted a popular doll item. It was not overpriced.
My little one was given some cheap knockoff that broke in two
days. My DH's siblings are always given the best.
They will spend a week with them, take them to lavish restaurants,
and throw lavish birthday parties. But we have a tidbit
up our sleeve. The precious little angel, my DH's sister,
makes porno. Awww, if mummy only knew. This family
is as fake as a three dollar bill, I have put up with snotty,
snarky comments while DH's back was turned or out of ear shot.
They are always given with a giggle. They thrive
on sucking up, manipulation, and subtlety. If you don't
kiss mama and papa's @ss, well, you're not worthy. In front
of others, they make themselves out to be the perfect grandparents,
yet they show little interest when nobody is looking. My
MIL's mother had never met me or spoken to me, yet she hated me
for no reason whatsoever. They have ruined vacations because
MIL was jealous that I was best friends with her step-aunt.
We were going to go meet auntie, so MIL and FIL decided to join
us and lie and manipulate the whole time. I could write
all day. The list is a mile long, I have only touched
the tip of the iceberg. We have all but cut ties with these
people, enough already. I won't suck up to anyone to win
their favor. I believe it's wrong.
Signed - Chilled Out
In Canada
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Please Seek Counseling
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Continue on Message
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Worst gift: Ok, for
years my MIL confused my politeness with ideas as to what to get
me for presents. One year, she showed me an ugly dollar store
clock and said, "Look how nice this is. Do you like it?
Well, I thought that it was ugly, but wanting to be polite I said,
"Yes, how positively lovely." Well you guessed it, I got
one a couple of months later for Christmas. But, I blamed
myself, though, for lying to begin with. So, from there forward
I was honest. When she asked me, "Do you like this?"
I would say, "Oh no, it's not really my taste." One year,
we Christmas shopping. We were at a store that has items
for the home. I saw some really nice iced tea goblets, and
I commented on how much I liked them. On Christmas morning
(and, no, I wasn't expecting these goblets - I knew that would have
been too much) we all unwrapped our presents. I received a
cheap set of eye shadow, in like 45 different shades (I have worn
brown eye shadow ever since this woman has known me - I like my
make-up muted, but whatever). But, that wasn't the worst.
I didn't care so much about the make-up. I planned on regifting
it to my young cousin who loved multicolored eye shadow. The
worst part was that she was serving us drinks, and she pulled out
the goblets that I had been eyeing and said, THESE WERE FOR YOU,
BUT I LIKED THEM TOO MUCH AND KEPT THEM!! HAHAHAH!!",
laughing the whole time. Needless to say, ever since that
year, I have told them politely to make a donation to the local
homeless shelter as my present. There is no use wasting perfectly
good wrapping paper on cr@p that I can't and wouldn't use.
Ain't life grand??
Signed - Glad I Can Help
These Charities
RESPONSE: Glad I Can Help These Charities
I doubt that she actually sends the charities any money.
RESPONSE: Glad I Can Help These Charities
I love your solution. Your MIL isn't buying you stuff that you
don't want, and the homeless will benefit. Nice job.
RESPONSE: Glad I Can Help These Charities
What a great way to handle the situation. Congratulations, you
sound like a gem!
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My matron of honor and
best friend went through a lot of trouble to have a surprise bridal
shower for me. The ILs waited until the last minute to RSVP,
and by ILs I mean all the women in his family who came (six).
They proceeded to stay in their own little click. They refused
to talk to anyone, and boldly ignored my beloved grandmother, who
is a saint, and was never unkind to anyone. Also, while at
the shower, they kept whispering among themselves, and one was heard
saying, "God, I wish that they would hurry up with this.
Don't they know that people have other things to do."
Keep in mind, the shower was only starting. When I opened
the presents, they felt that I was not opening them fast enough.
So, they shoved my maid of honor out of the way and put their presents
in front of me and said, "Open these next. We need to
leave." What did they need to leave for, you ask?
It was for a dinner that was planned 3 nights before the shower,
and the premise of going to the dinner was based upon when the shower
was over. FMIL gave me 2 flat sheets that were different colors,
and 2 pillow cases. His aunt gave me an extra small nightie
that was used, and I'm a size 14. After this, all six of them
got up and left, before the shower was over. Then, they had
the nerve to be mad at me and DF for not wanting to go to a BBQ
at their house the next day.
Signed - ILs Suck, Big
Time
RESPONSE: ILs Suck, Big Time
I hope that the rest of you had a great time once they were gone.
The party probably improved. Good riddance! Remember, next time
there's a gift giving thing, grab theirs first, open it, and let
them know that their obligation is done, bye-bye!
RESPONSE: ILs Suck, Big Time
Your ILs sound like mine, in that, not only are they the worst at
RSVPing, but also when they come over they stay in their own little
clique. It's irritating. They don't even TRY to socialize! And,
they give us tacky gifts, as well. That part doesn't bother me,
as we can always donate the gifts. It's the lack of consideration
that is upsetting.
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