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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
February 2, 2006
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This story has won all
of the MIL contests that I have going with my friends. While on
my honeymoon, 10 years ago, my MIL decided that it would be a treat
for her to go to our apartment and bring all of our laundry to her
house for washing. Bad enough right there, however, after she sorted
our laundry and began the wash, she called all of my DH's siblings
(all brothers) and told them that I was in dire need of new underwear
and that is what they should get me for Christmas!!!! I found this
out from one of my SILs, who, thankfully, suggested that I may have
my "nice" stuff with me on my trip!! Oh, and I didn't
get my clothes back for several weeks upon returning because she
was "too busy" to finish it!
Signed - Victoria's Got
No Secrets
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None of you have it as
bad as I do. When my DH and I married a year ago, my MIL insisted,
even after we wed, that he leave me and that he deserved better.
Unbelievably she stopped when I got pregnant. But, then another
habit kicked in; she took over my life. She started bashing my
furniture, my house, and basically everything about me. Then, when
I finally gave birth to our beautiful DD, she decided to try to
take that over, also, insisting that she was there the entire time.
When DH left for Iraq, I decided to visit my father for the first
time in forever. Of course, she just had to email my DH to gripe
about it, saying things like, "What does her father offer that
I can't beat? She needs to stay here so I can see my grandchild."
I know that she loves her son and her GD. I'm just kind of the
person who gave birth and cleans. She also tried to change my DH's
decision on who the godparent should've been. Advice anyone?
Signed - Advice Anyone?
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This is a rant about
my own DM. I'm 53. I am a college graduate and I have been happily
married for over 30 years. I'm a career woman, well-traveled and
well-read, and I have a gorgeous DD in college, who is happy and
well-adjusted. DM is 86, with an 8th grade education. She never
worked outside the home, except for a few low-paying retail jobs,
and has lived her entire life in a tiny isolated town. The height
of sophistication for her is a popular game show on TV. The problem?
As far back as I can remember DM has treated me like a retarded
12-year-old. We cannot have a conversation without her side of
it descending into an endless litany of criticism, dire warnings
and vague threats ("You'd better NOT do this or that, OR ---").
If she's not chewing me out about something, she's whining about
how sick she is or how no one spends time with her, etc. I'm ready
to scream! My brother will only pay cursory visits to her because
he can't stand to be around her. Then she'll turn around and brag
about how wonderful a mother she has been. I have to bite my tongue
to keep from telling her that her "raising" resulted in
my head being thoroughly screwed up until I was in my 40's and had
gone through therapy. It wasn't until then that I understood that
the little voice in my head that had always told me that I wasn't
good enough and would fail at everything I did was HER voice. It
still hasn't shut up, so I get her emotional abuse even when she's
not with me, but at least now I recognize it and try to ignore it.
Still, I know that I'll suffer from the result of that abuse until
I die. And, frankly, part of me won't be sorry to see her go when
SHE dies. Horrible to say about your mother, but some people are
toxic and she's one of them.
Signed - Just Venting
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