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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
October 26, 2004
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Worst gift: For my last
birthday my MIL sent me a pink trash can in the shape of a pig,
which snorts and oinks when I lift the lid. It was labeled
"The Talking Fat Pig Trash Can". My DH said that
it was just her sense of humor, and that she just thought it was
"cute". She got upset when I didn't send a thank
you card.
Signed - The Talking
Fat Pig Trash Can
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Somewhat Agree
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Somewhat Disagree
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Strongly Disagree
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Please Seek Counseling
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Continue on Message
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I most definitely do
not get along with my MIL. She is also very controlling and very
opinionated, and she does not care if it offends anyone around her.
Why? Because it is her opinion and she can say whatever she wants!!!
Well, after putting up with it for too long, I finally blew! Wheewwww,
did it feel great!!!! I even included quotes that had been said
to me, by her, that I had found to be totally unacceptable and rude.
It was great. Needless to say, she ignored it, of course, which
just infuriated me even more. For once, I had spoken my mind because
I was tired of listening to her cr@p. For all of you out there
- speak your mind - it feels great. I have never felt more empowered!
Signed - Finally Stood
Up!!!
Per
the poster's request, no responses collected.
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Worst gift: I am so
happy that I found this site, because if it wasn't for my ILs, my
marriage would be perfect. I have a kind of a funny worst
gift story, actually two worst gifts that represent dozens of terrible,
passive aggressive, insulting gifts. A few years ago, before
my DH's birthday, my ILs were at our house on one of their endless
visits. I was cooking and chatting with my MIL and I mentioned,
just in passing, that I HATE cast iron cookware, because I was having
to use a big cast iron pot to cook spaghetti in. She asked
me why, and I said that it is just too heavy and it changes the
taste of the food. That was it. That was the extent
of that conversation on cast iron. About six weeks later,
they showed up at our house for my DH's birthday, and she bought
him a huge, expensive, complete set of cast-iron cookware.
My DH doesn't cook. Was that a big FU, or what? Another
time, for Christmas, she kept asking my DH what she should get me,
and then he would ask me. I said, "Anything but clothes,"
because she always, always, always gets the wrong size. My
DH and MIL conspired, and he told her that I was into rock climbing
lately, and that I would probably love a pair of nice rock climbing
shoes. He looked at all my shoes in my closet and told her
that I wear a size 8. On Christmas, he was so excited for
me to open my present, because he knew that I would love it.
I opened the box and found two teeny little shoes. Nice, yes,
but also a size six. My DH was flabbergasted. He couldn't
believe it. He never believes it.
Signed - Teeny Feet
RESPONSE: Teeny Feet
It seems that MIL is a spiteful person. I would not reply with
a thank you or anything. If she asks about your receiving the shoes,
tell her that if you have another child, you will give them to her/him
when he/she is about 8 years old!
RESPONSE: Teeny Feet
Next time, tell MIL that you hate diamond earrings and gourmet foods
- or whatever you really wouldn't mind receiving. Tell DH not to
clue his mother in (or don't tell DH anything at first). See what
happens.
RESPONSE: Teeny Feet
Your MIL will probably never change, so you need to make this work
to your advantage. The next time there's something that you really
want, just tell MIL how much you hate it, and she'll probably run
right out and get it for you!
RESPONSE: Teeny Feet
Why couldn't he believe it when FACED with the evidence twice?
Did he just not want to believe it? I hope that you took that set
of cast-iron cookware back to the shop and exchanged it for something
nice.
RESPONSE: Teeny Feet
That reminds me of our Christmas with DH's family a few years ago.
My MIL's friend always gets included because she is a widow with
no family here. She is a sweet person, but this particular year
MIL and her friends both bought everybody chocolates. Between the
five of us, we ended up with 16 boxes of chocolate. And, the kicker
is, three of us can't eat chocolate due to allergies. We still
thanked them politely for our huge pile of chocolate. Another funny
thing is that not only do MIL and her friend know about the chocolate
allergies, they are both diabetic, and they get very snooty if someone
buys them chocolates!
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