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Mother-In-Law Mall
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Mother-In-Law Stories
December 16, 2005
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My MIL is one of those
types who cross stitches Christmas stockings for everyone in the
family. My SIL is like a flea, hopping from one man's bed to another.
Well, the MIL was cross stitching one night and I came in (4 months
pregnant - 5 months ago) and said, "Now you will have to start
a stocking for the baby!" She looked at me and said, "I'm
sorry, (SIL's) BOYFRIEND comes first, because he was here first."
I was so stunned, I couldn't speak. It was like being slapped in
the face! I wanted to say,"Before you finish it, she will
have hopped on to another man!"
Signed - Indignant, But
Helpless
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I am eight months pregnant,
and my MIL had a GM shower for herself! She received nothing but
bathing stuff (creepy) and baby food. I plan to breastfeed. She
has all these teething toys from when my DH was a baby, 22 years
ago, and wants to use them on the baby! When I objected, she said,
"I ran them through the dishwasher," as if that made it
ok. She is the type who totally disregards what you say, because
she knows better than a doctor, of course. So, I fully expect to
catch my child with one of those 20+ year old toys, that could be
unsafe, in her mouth. ARGH!!
Signed - Mom From The
Modern Era
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Worst gift: Last year
for Christmas my MIL gave me her used food storage containers that
she didn't use anymore. They gave DH a funnel for oil, and some
old tools because FIL got himself some new ones. Our son got a
toy that I went and bought. They paid me back, so that he could
have an age appropriate gift. He's 6 and has had only baby toys
until last year. They gave my SIL a new serving set with holiday
catering dishes, an ice bucket and glasses, clothes, and many things
for their DD. The year before, they gave us a good camera, very
nice. They gave a station wagon to their other son. The year before
that we didn't get anything, but a promise to put insulation in
our attic (we have an unfinished upstairs that we are trying to
finish, but haven't been able to yet), which we have not yet received
and won't ever receive. BIL and SIL received cash, clothes, books,
cribs, electronics, etc. It's easy to see that there is, indeed,
a favorite, and it isn't us. I sometimes get jealous, but DH and
I are stronger and more self supportive because we don't get everything
given to us. DH paid his own way in college, while his older brother
got a free ride from his parents. I could go on and on, but I'm
just trying to illustrate that not all of us are treated the same
way by our families and our in-laws. But, we are a part of their
lives for a reason. Maybe it is so that we will be so aware of
how we treat people and can be better MILs and mothers to our children's
choices of companions, and to everybody for that matter. It's hard
not to compare. I don't know the reason for everyone's lot in life,
but I do know that in the long run it doesn't really matter what
they do, it matters what I do. I choose to try not to dwell on
it. I can't take anything with me when I leave this life, anyway.
I try every day to love them, and to teach my children to love them,
too.
Signed - Looking For
Reasons
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