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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
January 11, 2007
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DECEMBER
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JANUARY
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When I was growing up,
my GM was my world. She was my baby-sitter every day. However,
once my youngest cousin was born, the only other girl, to my GM's
favorite son, I was tossed aside. It hurts. My GM has not been
to any of my DD's events. She did not come to her shower, and now
my GM has said that she will not be coming to her birthday party.
Her first birthday party! My GM lives NEXT door to my parents,
where the party will be. She cannot walk across a driveway for
her GD or GGD, but she will drive to another state to see my cousin.
How sad is that? I am the one throwing the party, and she kept
telling me on the phone, "I hope your parents won't be mad
at me for not coming."
Signed - Tossed Aside
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( here is my story )
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My MIL is certifiable.
For my first story, I would like to submit the most recent stunt
she pulled. To be fair, I will put them all in one story, even
though they could be split up to make a few more. DS's first birthday
was a few days ago. We had decided a long time ago to not do anything
big for it, just DH, DS and me, along with some cake and ice cream.
I made cupcakes and DS loved them. Alas, Thursday we got a phone
call from my MIL wanting to know what we were planning on doing
for his birthday. A day late and a dollar short, but that is generally
her game. Since she "wanted" to do something for DS and
spend that day with him, DH suggested that they (FIL, MIL and SIL
- 19 years old and still living at home) come over for dinner this
coming Wednesday to celebrate his Baptism Day. We were already
planning on having his Godmother over anyway, so this would work
out just fine. MIL then tried to suggest that we invite the other
"children" over (her kids are all out of the house, except
for youngest SIL). Mainly she wanted newly sprung jailbird BIL
(DH's youngest brother) to come too. DH said, "That isn't
going to be possible." Sounds a little harsh, right? Wrong.
BIL is a registered sex offender and per his parole, he isn't allowed
to be around children. MIL then went on to say that we could "sneak"
him in. How will we ever sneak him past ME, the one who WILL call
the police the next time I see him violating his parole? DH doesn't
want him here, either. And DS's Godmother is the one who FIL has
"accused" of calling the police any time BIL has been
"reprimanded" by his PO for violating his parole. How
FIL came to this conclusion, I will never know. After being shot
down on that idea, MIL then proceeded to tell us that we will be
hindering our son's ability to learn by not allowing him to have
toys. Oh, we let him have toys, our living room is a mine zone
most of the time. We just would rather he not have plastic toys
that make noise. She then offered, graciously, after DH drilled
this into her head, to "pass the information along to the rest
of the family". Uh, we have passed that bit along since DS
was born. Everyone gets it, except for her.
Signed - Living In Her
Own Little World
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( here is my story )
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Worst gift: My MIL and
FIL are two of the most selfish, mean people I know. I was always
raised to honor those close to us by choosing a thoughtful, tasteful
gift for birthdays, holidays, weddings, etc. What a shock I've
had getting to know the ILs! When our DD was born (first grandchild
on both sides), we were lucky to receive many well wishes, cards
and gifts from family, friends, coworkers, even old college roommates.
One of our friends and my family even sent us flowers, which was
appreciated after 53 hours of labor. The ILs? They stuck enough
cash in a card for us to go out to a (cheap) dinner. It turns out
that my MIL told her side of the family not to buy us anything because
my side of the family had already bought us enough gifts. How would
she know, when she lives in a different country? For Christmas
DH received a wooden puzzle that you'd give a ten year old. I received
one of the many old and unwanted scented body lotion and soap sets
that MIL's been collecting over the years. And DD? A cheap, ugly
outfit. On sale. Now, if the ILs were stuck for money, I'd feel
sympathetic. But MIL herself is an accomplished shopper, who wears
brand names and looks down on people who wear "cheap"
brands. Finally, I told my DH that I would not do any shopping
for them anymore. I couldn't bear to buy them thoughtful gifts
when all we received were re-gifts and assorted sales items. The
result? MIL received no birthday present this year, and it's her
own fault!
Signed - They're Not
Worth The Time We Spend On Them
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