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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
November 20, 2004
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OCTOBER
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Worst gift: I've often
wondered how DH managed to stay clothed as he was growing up.
That's because his DM was completely indifferent as to whether
he had anything that fit him properly. For instance, when
I met him, he was wearing his father's shirts, with the arms cut
completely out of them, because they were way too small for him.
I started buying him shirts that would fit, and he tossed out
those horrible hand-me-downs. Then, his DM discovered a
discount clothing store, and occasionally would buy him blue jeans.
The problem was that they were nowhere near his size. When
I told her that they were too small in the waist, her reply was,
"He can lose weight." And, when I showed her that
they were about 6 inches too long, she would sniff, "You
can just cut them off and hem them up." Of course,
the jeans were never worn and, after a while, MIL got the message
that her "gifts" of clothing were going straight to
charity. Eventually, she turned her nose up at our "ingratitude"
and stopped giving him things that didn't fit.
Signed - What A Ditz!
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Strongly Disagree
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Please Seek Counseling
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Continue on Message
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Well, here I was thinking
that I must be crazy. But, it's almost nice to see others with
the same problem. My MIL is so unhappy. She is driving all of
us away, except, of course, my DH, who listens to her pity-party.
He thinks that I am lying about everything that she has said. I
try not to say anything to him, but they both seem to be putting
each other on a pedestal. Of course, I'm ready to knock them both
off of this pedestal!!! She's always talking about whomever isn't
in the room. So, I just feel as if she's doing the same to me.
She thinks that she's got the world around her fooled. It's as
if she's going out for MIL of the year. But, she just keeps on
pissing off the rest of us. I keep biting my tongue, but I feel
like I'm gonna just bust and tell her off. But, my mom raised me
better. I love my DH, so I try to think of it this way - vent here,
vent to my friend. But I refuse to let her be a reason to argue
with him. I just try to remember that she's not worth it!
Signed - I Get To Grin
- Not Her
Per
the poster's request, no responses collected.
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Worst gift: My MIL is
a bit off. For Christmas last year I received a candle THAT
HAD BEEN BURNED HALFWAY!!! I could understand if she was tight
on money, but she had enough to buy others several gifts, including
a TV for her 9 year old granddaughter. I don't get it, really,
because we have never had a falling out or anything like that.
If it's the thought that counts, what the heck is she trying to
say, and why do it at the Christmas gathering?
Signed - Burnt by MIL
RESPONSE: Burnt by MIL
Why don't you regift that used candle to her, or a half-used something
else?
RESPONSE: Burnt by MIL
That sounds pretty strange, but without more information it's hard
to comment. I'm guessing that you have other issues with MIL.
And, if so, you should consider getting some in-person counseling
on how to deal with her.
RESPONSE: Burnt by MIL
My MIL repeatedly gave me nasty gifts (for example, an old woman's
weekly magazine, which I had seen in a basket beside her toilet).
There had not been a falling out, either. She was just insanely
jealous that her son had "left her" to lead an adult life
with his wife. Your MIL sounds just as toxic, and, like my MIL,
is unlikely to ever change.
RESPONSE: Burnt by MIL
I think that you missed a great chance to really put her on the
spot by holding it up so that everyone in the family could clearly
see that this was a USED candle. Then, you could have said, "MIL,
why on EARTH did you give me a USED CANDLE? Are you trying to tell
me something?" Confronting them in front of others, where
they can't weasel out of it, is what works best on my MIL. She
still isn't wild about me, but she knows that she can't mess with
me.
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