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Mother-In-Law Mall
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Mother-In-Law Stories
February 5, 2006
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I have two wonderful
DDs, but each time we (my DH and I) told my MIL that I was pregnant
she always had some rude comment. With my first DD she simply said,
"Go get an abortion. He can't afford it." It was especially
harsh, since she did this to my face! With my second DD she said,
"How the he!! can you afford that?" Now that we are ready
to try for our third child, I'm just waiting to hear what cr@ppy
comment is next. I really don't even want to tell her, although
Christmas is coming up and I simply thought about just wrapping
up a pair of baby booties - LOL. I really don't even feel comfortable
around this lady. She always just makes you feel as though you
are dirt, and she just wants to walk all over you for the rest of
your life!
Signed - I Am Not Dirt!
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As for me, it started
when we got engaged. MIL realized that it was real and that I wasn't
going anywhere. My FBIL and his GF, at the time, had a surprise
engagement party for us. It was only for friends and cousins, no
parents. But, of course, MIL had to come and "help",
and wouldn't leave. She brought her sister, too!!! It finally
dawned on me, later in the night, that my DF avoided this topic,
as he realized that my parents weren't there. Planning the wedding
was horrendous. She criticized my clothing and shoes. She had
a negative thing to say about anything that I purchased. I would
go to various wedding vendors, as she would have already contacted
them with her "ideas". I finally got the courage and
confronted her, and told her that she had already been married,
and to let me have my day. Why bother? I was so stressed out that
I didn't enjoy the day, and ended up with a stress disorder. Going
to visit her "friends" is horrible. I know that she has
told them everything that I do wrong, and they will actually start
approaching me about the things that I do. They have discussions
about obedience, compromising, etc., and I know that it is totally
directed at me. The last straw for me happened when she saved all
of the wedding related gifts that she received from my family and
returned them. She lied to her own son about it, and said that
it was only one item. Then she made HIM do it!!! I don't know
if even I can stay married. It's only been three months. She makes
my family and me feel like we are common villagers. She criticizes
and demoralizes.
Signed - Pudding
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Unfortunately, this is
not a joke. DH is a fire fighter. He relocated our child and me
to another state because of Hurricane Katrina, with the promise
that he would move after he found another job, and we would start
a new life. I was devastated by the Hurricane, but sadly enough,
a part of me rejoiced at being far away from my MIL. MIL, a woman
who called her son 7 to 8 times every day, especially at the few
moments that we had alone together. He spent the majority of his
off time running errands for her, and if I ever complained, well,
he let me know how much she relied on him and that his sisters never
helped her. Now, this is a woman who is very active in her church
and clubs, and goes out to eat with one of her DDs every night.
Yet, when she speaks to him, it's constantly about her health or
a project that she needs him to do. I should have known better
than to dream, because after being convinced to quit my job and
live on food stamps and the charity of my relatives for two months,
he let me know that he was staying with his number one priority
- his mother. He will not consider a divorce, and has promised
to send money. He came to visit us before Christmas to give me
money for daycare and clothes, while I try to start over, with my
MIL in tow. I feel as though I have lost everything. They have
just opened up the area that I lived in, and she will be living
in what used to be my home with my furniture. She has several DDs,
but feels that her son should replace her DH (she even calls him
by her DH's nickname). I thought that I had a pretty good marriage,
but now the hurricane made me realize just how little I mean to
a man who is dominated by his mother. Future wives - beware.
Signed - Hurricane Katrina
And My MIL Destroyed My Marriage
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