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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
December 3, 2005
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This is actually about
MY mother as a FMIL. DF is one of the most helpful, accommodating
and patient men on the planet. In the past he has secretly arranged
for her to surprise me with a visit. This included her flight across
country, her housing, and her entertainment. He has made repairs
on her house. On the first full day of our last visit home, after
an 18 hour drive, I had an appointment at a spa - a treat from her.
I had also made her an appointment. So far, so good. However,
shortly before our visit she told me to cancel her appointment.
She made an appointment to get her hair done at a different salon
at a the same time as my treatment. So, DF spent the entire afternoon
driving us around a city that he'd never been in, to get her to
her appointment at 1:00, and me to mine at 1:30. Of course, she
never mentioned this before that morning. Okay, he was happy to
do it. During the same weekend he worked on her wheelchair and
fixed a light switch in her house. There were no complaints from
him.
Signed - MY mother as
a FMIL
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For our wedding, DF has
graciously offered to drive his truck 45 minutes from his place
of work in order to pick her up from the airport and drive her another
45 minutes to our town, where she is to stay. The next day, he
will drive us all another hour to the hotel where the wedding will
take place that weekend. Keep in mind, she is scheduled to arrive
THREE days before the wedding. Great guy, right? But, is that
enough? First, she called to tell us that her best friend is coming
with her. Well, that's okay, we'll still all fit in the truck.
One person, two people, not much difference. Then, she called a
few weeks later to say that my cousin (her nephew) will also be
coming with her. Well, it's a tight squeeze. Then, she called
again to say that my other cousin (her niece) will also be coming
with her. So, now we have my mother arriving three days before
the wedding with an entourage of three people. They all expect
my DF to pick them up and fit them and their week's worth of luggage
into his truck. Then, he is to basically transport them across
the state (on our last night at home before our wedding). These
are all middle-aged, self sufficient folks. When I mention that
the (twin-cab) truck cannot accommodate that many people and things,
she responded, "That's okay, we'll rent a car and follow you."
Oh, it gets better. I then responded, "Well, then perhaps
you can hire the limo service (which is cheaper than a rental car,
by the way, and they have that information) and drive straight to
the wedding hotel?" It will save us from driving her and her
posse around the state. "Oh, well, I'd have thought that he
could at least meet us at the airport and help us with our luggage."
Signed - DD Of The MIL
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Worst gift: I received
a (new) purse with matching wallet for Christmas a couple of years
ago. DH knew the real story, but to spare my feelings he kept it
to himself. The purse wasn't my style, but I accepted it gratefully.
A couple of weeks after Christmas, we were all together in the car.
MIL asked if I liked the purse. I said, "Yes, of course."
She replied with, "Thank God, because I hate it!! It was given
to me the Christmas before, and it has been in my closet until now!!"
I could have just pushed her out of the moving vehicle. That purse
ended up in my next garage sale (I couldn't even give it away).
Signed - Couldn't Even
Give It Away
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