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Mother-In-Law Mall
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Mother-In-Law Stories
March 11, 2006
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In my DH's family, some
members share a birthday month, so we usually celebrate all of them
together. For example, my DH and his sister have birthdays in September,
and I share a birthday with his GM in March. So, one September
DH, his sister and his parents (who celebrate their anniversary
in September) each got a cake celebrating their day. They had a
total of 3 cakes. We ate one, I brought my DH's cake home, and
the sister's cake was stored at my MIL's house. Well, SEVEN months
later it was time to celebrate GM's and my birthday, and you guessed
it, not only did we share a cake, but it was the LEFTOVER cake from
my SIL's birthday! So, the cake said "Happy Birthday (SIL's
name)" on it! After a few comments from some of the family,
my MIL tried to recover by SMEARING her DD's name off the cake.
Of course, it was one of those cakes with the person's photo on
it, so it still had SIL's face on it. The only thing that kept
me from thinking that she completely thinks nothing of me, was that
it was GM's cake, too. This year was better. We didn't get any
cake at all, just fortune cookies from the Chinese restaurant where
we ate.
Signed - Waiting For
A Birthday Cake With My Name On It
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My MIL has been known,
on more than one occasion, to duplicate the gifts that my mother
has gotten DD. We will be talking about DD's upcoming birthday,
and she will ask what DD wants. I always make suggestions, but
typically also tell her what my mother is getting her. Every time
I have done that, my MIL has gotten one or more of the same exact
gifts, but also clearly needs to top my mother. For example, when
my DD turned 6, she really wanted a toy oven that really bakes cakes,
which my mother promised to get her. I told MIL that since my mom
was buying the oven, maybe she could buy some stuff to go with the
oven (pans/utensils/kits to bake). A few weeks later she insisted
on seeing DD BEFORE her birthday -- said she couldn't wait another
week until her birthday to give DD her gift. I was certain that
her gift had nothing to do with our oven theme, and that that was
why it couldn't wait. That would have been fine with me - I only
made the suggestion because she asked. She showed up with not only
the oven, but also utensils/pans/kits to use with it. This year
DD turned 10. MIL didn't call her or send a gift. A few days later
she called DH to ask him something, and DD answered the phone.
DD told MIL that my mother had given her money this year for her
birthday, $25, which was a lot of money for her, and she was really
excited. What showed up in the mail 3 days later? A check, from
MIL to DD, for $30!
Signed - Competitive
MIL
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On my wedding day I was
standing at the back of the church with my father, waiting to be
walked down the aisle. It was a large wedding that took over two
years to plan, and my parents footed the entire bill. I turned
to my dad and asked him if he knew the person in the bridesmaid
dress that was standing next to my maid-of-honor. He, of course,
said that he did not know that person. It turns out that my SIL
didn't feel well. She had morning sickness and decided that she
couldn't go to the wedding. So, my dear MIL decided to take the
dress that I paid for and give it to her niece to wear. Of course,
nobody even bothered to tell me or my DH. This event was the start
of 16 years of being treated like cr@p by my ILs. Needless to say,
my wedding day was filled with people asking about how my SIL was
feeling. MIL and FIL had to announce at the reception that their
DD was pregnant with their first grandchild. Yup, talk about taking
away the spotlight from the newlyweds.
Signed - Stop The Insanity
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