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Mother-In-Law Mall
A place to find great gifts!
and products related to mothers-in-law and other family members.
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Mother-In-Law Stories
December 5, 2006
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In the almost 25 years
that we have been married I have learned my lesson. I was 17 the
first time we met. It was love at first sight, and two years later
we got married. My DH's mother was very nice and warm towards me.
A little too warm and a little too nice. She wanted me to call
her "mother". Hello!!! I have a mother. So I called
her by her first name. She welcomed me to "her" family.
That sounds nice, I know. But what she meant was "Fine, one
more income I can control". She actually thought that she
has the right to collect every single paycheck and leave us with
some pocket money. She wanted to give the rest to my other ILs,
who do not work and live stamps. Yeah, right. My DH is the oldest
and has 2 sisters and 1 brother. My BIL just came out of jail.
My oldest SIL has joined an obscure sect and has to give all her
money to them. The youngest SIL had an affair with a married man.
None of them finished school. My FIL was in jail for years for
a sex crime. This is just to let you know what kind of family this
is. I didn't know what was going on at that time and found out
a lot of this cr@p years later. Thank god my DH was glad to get
out of this and was always 110 % behind me. We moved 30 minutes
away, and guess what? His parents got divorced and his mother rented
an apartment in the same building that we lived in. While I worked
full time, my DH went to college full time. He ended up with a
very good job and an even better salary. For his job he had to
travel a lot, but we both worked hard to save money for a house.
When he came home for the weekend, my MIL came over almost immediately
and asked him (when I left the room) for money " to borrow".
But I found out about it because she tried it with me, too, and
I told my DH that I don't work so they can drain us. We had a huge
fight and he went over to her and was furious. He,he,he. She also
had the curious idea that her son's apartment was hers too. So
she tried to come in without calling or even knocking. That stopped
after I kicked her out because I caught her while she was snooping
around in our pay stubs to find out how much money we make. I mean,
we always help someone who has an emergency or needs medication,
and we are not cheap with gifts, but this was going too far. That
was only the tip of the iceberg. I don't want her going and bad
mouthing me behind my back and telling lies in the neighborhood.
My DH is, and always was, embarrassed about his folks, so he took
another job. We now live 3000 miles away. IL free. What I have
learned is that: 1) You do not have to love your ILs; 2) You do
not owe your ILs anything; 3) When you get kicked, kick back;
4) Don't live in misery, remove the source; 5) Treat everyone like
they treat you. I know that sounds harsh, but after being treated
like property, I have found a solution that works for me and my
DH. We are happy, have our own house, and no problems at all.
Signed - IL Free
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OK, My MIL isn't awful,
and I know she's not in the best financial situation, but this was
so awkward it was funny. For the first Christmas that my DH (BF
then) celebrated with his mother, I went to a lot of trouble to
find a lovely gift. I was a struggling university student without
much money, and I had only met this woman a couple of times before
(my DH and I had only known each other two months). Still, I wanted
to get something special, since I felt like the relationship with
her son was really going places (it was! it is!). I went into a
very fancy shop and bought an expensive basket of soaps, bath oils,
etc. I had it wrapped and presented it with pride. She put it
on her shelf and left it there for YEARS. I constantly teased my
DH that she didn't like the gift, but he just said that she thought
it was pretty and didn't want to use it up. Who knows, maybe he
was right. Anyway, two years later my DH and I rented our first
apartment. Guess what I got as a house warming gift? You guessed
it - the basket of soaps that I'd given her for Christmas two years
earlier!
Signed - Re-gifted In
The Worst Way
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Worst gift: I received
a box of meat rubs from DH on our first Christmas together as man
and wife - nothing else. It was not a part of another gift, nor
was it a gag gift.
Signed - That Was It
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