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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
September 8, 2004
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Worst gift: For our
first Christmas, my MIL got me Ho Ho Ho toilet paper! My
new DH got a DVD player. And, she made a point of saying
that the paper was for me, and that he hopes that her DS will
like his new DVD player.
Signed - From The Southwest
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Please Seek Counseling
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Continue on Message
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Worst gift: My MIL bought
our son a "my first Christmas" ornament. She must have
gotten it on sale after the season the year before because it was
dated 2001, and his first Christmas was 2002.
Signed - When Can I Leave
Town
Per
the poster's request, no responses collected.
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Worst gift: I have been
married a little over 2 years now, and have been together with my
husband for over 6 years. I have horrible stories about how
my ILs have treated me, but I will stick to the story about the
worst gift. My DH asked me to marry him on Christmas Day.
Afterwards, we went to his family's house for dinner and presents.
When I got in the door, his MIL came over to me and handed me a
card (they knew that he was going to ask me). The card said,
"Welcome to the family, I guess." Nice, right?
Well, I smiled, said, "Thank you," then tried to ignore
what I thought was a rude comment. After dinner, we opened
presents. Well, I opened my present from my MIL and FIL to
find an article of maternity clothing and a baby's outfit.
I just looked at the box in shock, and said, "I think this
is someone else's present." Well, MIL looked at me and
said, "We just figured that you'd be needing baby stuff soon.
We figured that you had to be knocked up, why else would he have
asked you to marry him?" All of them laughed. I
stormed out of the room. As a side note, my ILs knew that
I couldn't have children. I had just found out a few weeks
before, and they had been told. What a nice gift, huh?
Later, my MIL said that she just assumed that I had misunderstood
the doctors, and that she really thought that I was pregnant since
I was gaining weight. Nice, right? This may not be as
bad as some stories, but it hurt a lot, and I don't see how she
couldn't have meant to do that.
Signed - The Grinch Who
Stole My Christmas
RESPONSE: The Grinch Who Stole My Christmas
I wouldn't talk to those @ssholes anymore.
RESPONSE: The Grinch Who Stole My Christmas
And, where was your DH when all this was going on?
RESPONSE: The Grinch Who Stole My Christmas
WHAT A WITCH!!! A MEAN AND NASTY WITCH. I would have very limited
contact with these people. Hopefully, your DH put them in their
place.
RESPONSE: The Grinch Who Stole My Christmas
How more of you don't punch these dregs of the earth MILs out is
beyond me. You are all better people. Anyone who has to break
you down to build herself up is pathetic. Don't give her another
thought. {{Hugs}}.
RESPONSE: The Grinch Who Stole My Christmas
MIL & Co. sound like extremely cruel people. Avoid them as
much as possible, because you have nothing to gain by spending time
with them.
RESPONSE: The Grinch Who Stole My Christmas
How can you misunderstand a doctor telling you that there will be
no children?? Your MIL is a stupid cow, and the rest of the family
is not much better. I hope that your DH stood up for you. I'm
in your shoes with the no children department. That didn't stop
my MIL from making crass comments, either. I implore you to stop
interacting with this woman NOW! It will only get worse.
RESPONSE: The Grinch Who Stole My Christmas
This is one of the meanest stories I've ever read. I'm so sorry
that you have to face pure evil in your MIL. There is a special
place in he!! for people like that. Keep your head up. You seem
to be graceful, even in the worst situations. I don't know how
you do it!
RESPONSE: The Grinch Who Stole My Christmas
It sounds like she totally meant to do that. Time for the geriatric
gift basket - anything that the woman in her dotage would need -
wrapped up in an ultra fancy package from an ultra fancy store.
Either that, or just don't go there for the holidays.
RESPONSE: The Grinch Who Stole My Christmas
Your DH laughed along with them!!!!! The b@stard would have had
to go to the moon to find his pair if he'd done that to me. I hope
you've grown a backbone since that horrible incident, and don't
put up with their cr@p. If you still are, I'd remind MIL dearest
that you will probably outlive her and get to dance on her grave
in the end.
RESPONSE: The Grinch Who Stole My Christmas
I am so sorry to hear what idiots your ILs are. If you aren't married
yet, think twice. They aren't going to change, and your DH is going
to have a hard time keeping them from you. You might want to go
to some counseling, and DEFINITELY get the book "Toxic In-Laws"
by Susan Forward. You need to get your DH on your side. And, if
you can, stay the heck away from them forever. Best of luck. And,
again, I'm very sorry.
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