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Mother-In-Law Stories
March 17, 2006
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FEBRUARY
2006
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I don't mind unsolicited
advice, when it's couched as, "If I were you," or, "Have
you thought of," or even, "You could." MIL insists
on dispensing unsolicited advice that begins, "Here is what
you're going to do." No. I will decided what I am going to
do, not you. You are not me. A close second is, "You have
to." No, I'm an adult. I don't have to do anything that I
don't want to, except pay taxes and go to the bathroom. She has
yet to realize that I might actually follow her sometimes good advice
if she suggested it, instead of passing it down as a decree.
Signed - Decrees Ignored
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My MIL started off being
very nice. In fact, I loved her very much. My objection to her
is mainly her comments. They are insulting and hurtful. Amazing
as it is, DH is oblivious to her comments. Example of her comments:
1. In front me she told some children that people who live together
won't go to heaven (of course, her son had moved in with me at the
time). 2. I took my ILs to the beach, and it was spring break
with lots of college students riding around with the tops down.
MY MIL asked if I did that in college. I said, "Probably."
She responded that her girls were good girls, and never did any
thing like that. 3. At a shower for my wedding she told me that
most women my age (29) were married and had already started a family.
DH and I have been married five years, and the comments continue.
I try to tell DH, but he gets mad at me, saying that I am too sensitive,
and that his mother meant nothing by it. It seems to be getting
worse. Right after we got married we moved from DH's hometown.
That took us about 12 hours closer to my family. DH had lived with
his parents until we got engaged (age 29). I think that my MIL's
cruelty comes from jealousy. My family is wealthier and better
educated than her. So, she tries to find ways to make us feel bad.
Any suggestions??
Signed - Tired of Fighting
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My MIL of 17 years has
criticized my cooking, told me that I should have never married
her son, told me that I wasn't good enough for him, and rode my
butt about how he has dressed for the past 14 years. I just stopped
talking to her 3 years go - and 6 months ago (she's not too bright)
, she finally figured out what I was doing, and is LIVID!! She
can't figure out why I won't talk to her. She told my DH that she
is SO LONELY. We don't visit often. She refuses to come to my
DD's 10th birthday unless I start talking to her. Fine by me.
I don't understand why she wants me to talk to her now, she's never
listened to a thing I've said. My DD doesn't want her there, either.
My clueless DH doesn't understand why I won't talk to her, because
his manipulative mother only tells me these nasty things when he's
not around, so he doesn't believe me. BELIEVE ME, he's in the dog
house about that one.
Signed - Fed Up In Illinois
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