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Mother-In-Law Stories
March 28, 2006
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FEBRUARY
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Monster-in-law. Wow,
it's almost an understatement. I think I had one of the worst.
I was engaged to a man whom I thought I would marry. He would be
the father of my future children. The first year of our relationship
was not bad. We even lived with his parents. I learned a lot from
that. During the time that we lived with them we got engaged.
That's when things really changed. FMIL was very controlling.
Even when I made my ex's lunch, she would make him another one that
he "had to take". If he didn't, she would make me drive
with her to his work and give it to him. I put up with all this
because I knew that we were moving out, and I wouldn't have to worry
about her. Well, we were there for Christmas, and when my ex showed
her what gifts he got me, she got jealous and actually went into
her bedroom and cried. My ex had to run in after her and comfort
her. DF and I went out shopping with my FMIL. Well, as we were
walking he got a slap on his butt. He turned around, thinking that
he would find me doing it, but it was HIS MOTHER!!!!! She did this
in private as well as in public. That was the end. I had to talk
to her about it. She went out of control and eventually we had
to move to another town. She continued to say horrible things on
e-mails because we didn't give her our phone number, nor did we
tell her where we lived. I thought that my ex and I were on the
same page, that the things she said and did were horrible. But,
it seems that around the time we moved he kept talking to her behind
my back, while to my face he was, of course, bad mouthing her.
The last straw came after we were together for 3 years, when she
wrote me and told me to leave my ex because he had a health problem
and we could no longer pay for it. She said that she was willing
to help pay, as long as I left him. That way he would become part
of the family again. I knew that nothing would ever change. I
learned that he had told her everything in our life, even the very
private things that I had shared with him. She had turned his WHOLE
family against me, and they were now writing nasty e-mails as well.
When my ex first started talking to his mother again, he lied about
it. Then he came clean when his mother wrote me and told me that
they were talking. His mood changed and he seemed angry at me all
the time. It was too much. He was in really bad shape with his
health and I couldn't be selfish and let him suffer because of her.
So, I did the hardest thing that I ever did. I broke up with him
and moved out of town. He has since contacted me and said that
everything has changed, and he will fight for me against his family.
But I have been there before and he has never stood up for me with
his mother. I remember the funniest thing. I asked my pastor to
talk with me, my ex, and my ex's parents. After he heard the messages
that MIL had left on our cell phone he said, "I don't think
I can help that woman." It's funny now. So, good luck to
everyone with MILs. And remember, when you marry someone, you marry
their family, too!!!
Signed - Glad To Be Away
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This will be like 20
plus years of therapy for me. When I met my DH, he had been in
therapy twice a week for six years. He had also suffered from severe
agoraphobia. I met him at my sister's house because he was her
next door neighbor. I was 21 and in college, and he was turning
30. My sister called me in October and begged me to go out with
her neighbor. His parents were coming to town and he told them
that he had a girlfriend, and he needed someone to pretend to be
her. My sister and I made a deal where she would make me a dress,
if I would do this. He called. I asked him why he had been in
therapy 6 years. He replied, "My family." I told him
that I thought he needed a new therapist, but I had not met his
parents yet. His mom embarrassed him in so many ways at the restaurant.
She told him to select the wine. He picked one which was popular
at the time, and it went with everything. She started to choke
and carried on like she had been poisoned. She pronounced the wine
"swill", and his taste and sophistication to be "base".
I was mortified for him. He said nothing. When the bill came for
his birthday dinner, his dad, who is an extremely wealthy man, counted
out money down to the penny for his and his wife's meal. They stood
up and left their DS, who is now my DH, to pay for me and to leave
the tip. I felt so sorry for him, and angry with his parents.
But, this is nothing compared to everything else that has happened.
Signed - DIL of Gruesome
Twosome
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I met my DH when I was
15. We were together for 4 years, and got married young. His mother
was the sweetest thing, until we got married. Then all he!! broke
loose! My MIL decided that since we were getting married, she would
have a baby. It kind of bothered me, but I let it go until my wedding
shower. She asked me if I brought the party favors and games (and
I thought, "Whose shower was this?"). That wasn't the
only thing. She passed around cake and punch, and FORGOT about
me, as if it wasn't my party anyway. I thought that I stepped into
a baby shower, as that was what all the conversations were about!
You'd think that would be the end of the story. On my wedding day
everyone expected her to be turned around, since she wore a sheer
white gown with sequins and pearls all over, and her matching shawl
to go around her arms made it almost look identical to my dress.
I felt like crying, but it was my wedding day and I decided that
she wasn't going to destroy it. We planned a wonderful getaway for
our honeymoon. Finally, we wouldn't be bothered! Ring, ring, 6:00
AM on our first night at the condo. Oh yeah, you guessed right.
It was MIL on the line. She talked to him for a whole hour, seeing
what he was doing and striking up a conversation. Don't get me
wrong, we still had a fabulous time and unforgettable memories,
even though she called about 4 times a day for the whole week.
So, if you think you are the only one with a monster-in-law, think
twice. It could be this bad.
Signed - CLASSY FROM
THE SOUTHWEST!
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