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Mother-In-Law Mall
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Mother-In-Law Stories
March 30, 2006
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FEBRUARY
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My MIL is a piece of
work. She is super sweet to your face, but in a degrading way,
and then is completely fake behind your back. She has been my MIL
going on 4 years now. When I first met her, about 5 1/2 years ago,
my DF at the time and I flew out to see her. She was picking us
up at the airport, and after we got our bags we went outside and
waited for her. She showed up, got out of the car, came over to
her son and talked to him for a good 3 minutes before EVEN acknowledging
that I was standing there too. As soon as we got to her house,
I was crying, telling DF that I was going home! About 8 months
later she came to see us and stayed with us for 9 days! It was
he!!. We were engaged at this point and I was telling her about
some dental problems that I had had in the past (some fillings fell
out and I broke 2 teeth). She said to me, "Well, are you planning
on getting your teeth fixed before the wedding? You don't want
to be smiling in your wedding photos and have missing teeth. I
was completely appalled that she said that. About 2 years ago I
found out that I was pregnant, and since it was the first time,
I was so excited. I told everyone, right away. We told her on
Mother's Day that she was going to be a grandma. This was to be
her first grandchild. She was so unexcited, and actually seemed
upset or mad about this news. She said, "Oh, I'm too young
to be a grandma (she was just about to turn 50!). I thought you
were going to wait to have kids (we'd been together for over 4 years
already). I'm not ready for grandkids. Blah, blah, blah."
I was so upset. A little while later we were talking with some
of my DH's friends about names that we liked and my MIL said, "What
names do you like for a boy?" When we told her, she proceeded
to make some derogatory comments about the name we mentioned. Fast
forward to about a month down the road. I ended up having a miscarriage,
and she acted like she was devastated. Then, about 2 weeks after
that my SIL found out that she was pregnant by a guy that she had
been dating for around 3 months. MIL loved this guy because he
had money. So, when we found out about SIL's pregnancy, MIL was
overjoyed, saying, "Isn't this the greatest news ever????
I'm going to be a grandma!" I wanted to friggin' KILL HER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Just a month or so prior she was making me feel horrible for being
pregnant. But then she was ecstatic about her DD being pregnant.
DH was very upset by this. Last year I got pregnant again, and
we didn't tell her for almost 4 months. She ended up finding out
from my SIL, and knew for about a month and a half before we ever
said anything to her. I didn't think she deserved to know. I also
didn't tell her the name (once we found out it was a boy) until
I was about 8 months along because of the attitude we got last time.
And the only reason she found out was when she came to my shower
and the host had "Welcome Baby "X" on a big sign.
She said to me, "What are you naming the baby?" I said,
"X." She said, "Oh." Then she said, "We
want to get the baby a personalized blanket (just like they did
for my nephew), but we'll wait until he is born in case you change
your mind on the name." I said, "We will not be changing
our mind. His name is going to be X." What the he!!?????
About a month ago DH and I wanted to go to dinner and the movies
for my birthday, and since we live 3000 miles from my family and
don't really have anyone to watch the baby (whom I would prefer),
we asked her if she would come and stay at our house for the night
to watch him so we could go out. I didn't want her to be in my
house when I wasn't there, but I gave in. I then found out that
she told my other SIL that it was a big step for her to come and
stay at our house to watch her grandson because she had to leave
her dog to do so! Can you believe that? Then, while she was changing
my son, she just couldn't stop saying that he was chubby (not in
a nice way). Then she proceeded to tell me that I feed him too
much. She asked if I was I sure he wasn't gaining too much weight.
I was so pissed. My nephew now lives in another state, and MIL
will takes weeks off from work to fly out there to see him, but
has only seen my son about 4 times, and we live just over an hour
from her. She always expects us to go to her and that is just not
fair. She drives me insane with her comments, All she cares about
is how much money people have and she is so fake.
Signed - Frustrated and
Annoyed
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Worst gift: A half used
packet of soaps. I'm still waiting on a wedding present, though
we've been married for 16 months (not holding my breath). DH's
brother was married 3 weeks after us and got a huge present (which
isn't the issue, it's the treatment that is wrong). The new DIL
got a fabulous birthday present at the same time (I've never gotten
one). So, if anyone else out there is treated like this, you aren't
alone. Don't let them get to you, that's what they want.
Signed - DIL Not Taking
The Cr@p Anymore!
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Worst gift: My MIL tends
to think that I want to dress like her. I am 24 and she is 68.
For my birthday she will go way out and buy me a frumpy blouse with
flowers all over it or a forest green pair of dress pants that are
2 sizes too big. She knows my style and how I dress. She said
that I dress too sexy to be a wife and a mother of 2, so she tries
to brainwash me into thinking that I should be more like her. No
thanks, MIL. Take your frumpy gear back to the secondhand store.
Signed - Take It Back
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