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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 26, 2004
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Last night we were having great
fun. DH and DS were having fun playing. The phone
rang, and I answered. (Duh!). It was her, the MIL.
So we chatted away, and she was asking how my GMs were.
I said that one had rung up last week whilst I was out shopping
and my DH was on his own with our son, but GGM refused to hang
up and call again at a better time. When I came back after
one and a half hours (with everything on the shopping list!),
I felt much better. SO, she then said, "Well, if you're
not coping, the best thing you can do is admit to it."
WHAT??? How have I not coped? My family is 200 miles
away, and for the past year I have had no help from them.
I just sat there saying yes, and agreeing. It was only when
my DH had spoken to her and hung up that I realized what she had
said. She made me so angry! My poor DH got it taken
out on him when he was trying to clear up the cat litter and spilt
some. I apologized, and then promptly burst into tears about
it. He said that he was ashamed to have her as a mother,
the way she behaved towards me. I'm still so upset and mad
at her. Thanks for reading. If you know any web sites
that have ways of making people vanish of the face of the earth,
please let me know!
Signed - Still Coping
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Please Seek Counseling
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Continue on Message
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Worst gift: For our
first Christmas as husband and wife, my MIL gave us matching t-shirts.
There was a picture that she had taken of us together on the front.
Unfortunately, they were both "misplaced" when we moved
a few years ago!
Signed - T-shirts
Per
the poster's request, no responses collected.
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My neighborhood has an
annual garage sale, so DH and I decided to participate. We
moved into our home about a year ago, so we thought that it would
be a great way to meet our neighbors and to get rid of lots of stuff
that we had from our apartment and from MIL. Well, DH opened
his big mouth and told MIL that we were having this sale.
She and FIL decided to come for an overnight visit (they live 2
hours away) the same weekend. No, I'm not busy enough with
the sale, please stay. MIL said that she loves garage sales
and wants to shop the neighborhood. But, she didn't shop,
she stayed in my garage and proceeded to take over MY sale.
She acted like she was hosting the sale. She was even rearranging
things and negotiating prices with people. Some neighbors,
whom I didn't know well, thought that she lived there. Then,
when someone would comment about the neighborhood or compliment
the beautiful house or garden, she would say, "Oh, I don't
live here. This is MY SON'S house." I guess I don't
live there or pay the mortgage.
Signed - Get Out Of My
House
RESPONSE: Get Out Of My House
Why didn't you tell her to *bug* off at that moment?
RESPONSE: Get Out Of My House
Since it's YOUR house, too, why didn't you say NO to a visit? You
should have told your DH that you are too busy with the sale to
have his parents the next weekend. If you don't say something,
they will walk all over you.
RESPONSE: Get Out Of My House
After my FIL died, my DH and his siblings had an estate sale at
my house. I was in charge of the sale. I asked that those helping
with the sale leave their kids at home. My hillbilly SIL/BIL brought
their 3 kids to the sale, and those kids proceeded to play with
all of the toys in the sale. They broke a few, and would not let
some of the items to be sold.
RESPONSE: Get Out Of My House
Nice signature, but why didn't you use that line when they invited
themselves, when the showed up, or when they began alienating your
new neighbors? I assume that they have been told that they are
never welcome in your home again. If they have not, I have no sympathy
for you. You deserve what you get.
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