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Mother-In-Law Mall
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Mother-In-Law Stories
December 2, 2006
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I am married to an only
child. I will have my MIL's only grandkids. Here's my story:
When I was about 6 months pregnant, I mentioned to my MIL that no
one would be allowed to smoke around our baby. Both she and step-FIL
smoke like chimneys, so she had a fit. When I didn't budge, she
said, "I'm going to talk to my son about this." She did,
immediately upon the return to their house, and my DH said, "Of
course you can't smoke around our child. Are you kidding me?!"
A bigger argument ensued, but we, of course, stuck to our guns.
A month or two later, MIL found out that we were inviting a sister
of hers, whom she doesn't, like to a shower. MIL told us that if
the sister is invited, MIL and her family weren't coming. Now this
sister had done A LOT for us. The furniture that we sat on was
given to us by her, for example. I, of course, said, "Can't
you just keep the peace for 2 hours?" No, she couldn't, apparently.
So, my DH, who always has my back said, "Then don't invite
my mom or her family, if they are going to behave this way. It
is about you and our baby, not them." So we didn't. Not one
member of his family was invited to the shower. I've heard the
phrase, "I'll just have to talk with my son about that,"
so many times that my head can spin. Maybe one day she'll realize
that it doesn't matter, because every time she does, he backs me
up. Now that the baby is here, we are, of course, incapable of
taking care of her, in my MIL's opinion. When the baby was 6 months
old, she gave me lessons on feeding her. I wanted to ask, "How
do you suppose she's made it to 6 months old?!" But, I continue
to . . .
Signed - Bite My Tongue
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When one of MY parents
died, my ILs called and gave condolences to my DH, at his work.
I was at home and we have a phone. They never once expressed sympathy
to me. They have yet to do so, and I am not holding my breath.
My DH's coworkers were more caring. They called to check on me,
and sent flowers.
Signed - Not Holding
My Breath
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My ILs moved across the
U.S. from the rest of the family last year. They previously had
been living in a motor home for 4 years while they traveled the
country. While traveling, they stored many of their belongings
in our garage. Even though they moved last year, most of the stuff
is still in our garage. They took things that made no sense, and
left items that would be useful. When they stored their stuff in
our garage, after they sold their home and moved into the MH, they
gave us a refrigerator to replace a freezer of ours that they sold
with their house. Anyway, when they relocated to their new home
last year, they came by and got a bunch of their stuff. The home
that they purchased had no refrigerator, so we offered to let them
have the one they had given us. They turned it down, even though
they were strapped for cash. Well, my DH and I helped them move.
We each drove a vehicle loaded to the gills with cr@p and spent
five days driving to their new home. We paid for our hotel room
each night, and for two nights of theirs. We paid for fuel and
all but ONE of our meals, and most of theirs. My DH was off work
for 8 days for this "adventure". We also paid for our
own flight home. To add insult to all of this injury, when we arrived
at our destination, MIL had the nerve to ask us if we wanted to
buy them a new refrigerator in exchange for the one that they had
given us. Well, my DH told her, "As I recall, you gave us
the fridge to replace the freezer of ours that you sold with your
house. And before we left to move you down here, we offered to
give that fridge BACK to you." Nothing more was said about
a refrigerator.
Signed - My MIL Has Balls!
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