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Mother-In-Law Stories
December 8, 2005
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MIL called me one day
to tell my that I was causing her mother's high blood pressure because
I did not call her once a week. Then, she went on to say that her
parents did a lot for her and her husband when they were raising
my spouse, and that we owed it to them to call every day. Oh, yeah,
did I mention that the whole family has a genetic high blood pressure
disorder? Every one of my MIL's siblings has battled it at one
time or another, and my MIL had it just last year. That was my
fault, as well, because my MIL told me that she was stressed because
we weren't getting along, and that she turned to food for comfort.
Signed - Wonderful, Isn't
It?
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My MIL follows the "divide
and rule" policy with my DS, aged 14, and DD, aged 12. She
fills DS's ears all day. She says that DD is rude, eats all the
fruit in the house, mom cooks specially for her, etc., etc. This
lady lives with us 100%. She twists all that I and DD say, and
creates a scene. She is quite deaf, and if we speak loudly so that
she can hear, she says we're being disrespectful. If we speak softly,
she says that it's deliberate so that she cannot hear. If we don't
talk, we're rude. If we do, things are attributed to us that have
not been said. She is 78 and ...
Signed - I Am Waiting
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Recently, our eldest
son (age 11) was honored at our place of worship along with 3 other
kids. While we are very proud of him, we tried to keep it low key
because he was pretty nervous about it. Not so MIL; she drove everyone
crazy because it was HER grandson! I wouldn't mind if I felt that
she really cared about him, but now that it is over she has gone
back to ignoring him, as usual. It seems that she can't bear for
anyone to have a little bit of limelight that doesn't include her.
How can anybody steal the limelight from a child like that? Why
does her "pride" mean she has to overshadow him? To make
matters worse, she spent the whole time bossing me around, sending
me to find my other 2 kids, and calling me back so I won't miss
something. What am I, a Labrador???? Part of the festivities was
a lunch for the kids, and as the mother of one of the kids being
honored, I helped to set it up. When I came back from setting up,
MIL grabbed my arm and started going on about the lunch, and I told
her it wasn't ready yet. Five minutes later she came up to me again
and said that the children's lunch is at 12.00pm (by now it was
ten past), so we had to go there now. I told her that the lunch
wasn't ready yet, and we would be notified. As soon as they announced
the lunch, MIL shot out of the service and headed for the lunchroom.
By the time I got there, she had made herself comfortable at the
lunch table (the kids lunch table), and was ready to begin eating
a meal that wasn't even for her. The kids made speeches and people
congratulated me on my son's performance. So, not to be outdone,
she got up and came to give me a kiss, completely ignoring the people
whom I was with. Just another "pay attention to me" ploy
of hers. After the kids' lunch, there was a lunch for the adults
upstairs. We had to sit with MIL and FIL. An elderly man at the
table was taken ill and MIL started fussing ineffectually. She
then turned to FIL and pronounced that the old man had had a stroke!
Really? Based on what expert knowledge, exactly? My MIL has no
qualifications whatsoever, and couldn't diagnose a nosebleed, but
she thinks that she knows more than doctors, without so much as
taking a pulse! She doesn't know what she is talking about, but
they say empty vessels make the most noise and it is definitely
true in her case.
Signed - It's All Me,
Me, Me
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