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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 14, 2007
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Don't get mad, get even.
With preplanning, you can turn them back on themselves. My SIL
(we married brothers) and I help each other out in this regard.
Our DHs have no idea the lengths that she and I have gone to run
interference behind the scenes to foil MIL's schemes. BTW, MIL
gave my youngest a very messy craft toy. How did I get even? I
sent it with DD when she went to GM's! It went everywhere, walls,
floor, etc. She didn't supervise. Again, don't send your kids
in their "Sunday best", send them in cr@ppy play clothes.
Then you don't have to get mad when good stuff is stained. If MIL
skips a family milestone event, take videos and photos to record
it for posterity. If people she is jealous of, envious of, or intimidated
by attend, be sure to show her the photos!
Signed - Getting Even
And Loving It!
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Worst gift: To tell
you everything would take too long. .There are not enough words,
and I don't have the energy. A quick and very top line list of
the latest classic behavior from MIL: Missed her GD's 2nd birthday
party to avoid the other GPs because she feels uncomfortable. She
missed her other GD's 5th birthday because she didn't "feel
well". But, she managed to buy a gift and drop it off 3 minutes
away at SIL's home. She missed the 1st and 2nd birthday parties
of same GD. So, same family, missed all GDs' birthdays in over
a year. The other's 6th birthday is very soon. HMMM, I bet she
will be "sick". This same woman refused to attend the
XMAS party at my SIL's home a year prior because SIL chose to celebrate
her family's birthdays rather than MIL's wedding anniversary (one
day apart) on the child's actual birth date! This MIL gave SIL
single serving ceramic ovenware with lids that belonged to a different
brand for XMAS because she wanted SIL to cook home cooked meals
for her son, saying that she feared that he was being fed "processed"
meals. Um, hello, SIL is an equal bread winner in the home. Why
didn't she give DH the ovenware? The same woman forgot my birthday
3 years running. Every "married ini" gets a check for
$50 bucks. I never get it. When I pressed it with my DH that I
was expected to show up to celebrate her events on her schedule,
but she did not respect me and my schedule, he mentioned it to his
mom. She showed me the check register, showing she had sent me
check (stupid woman). She wrote 3 checks in a sequence (yes, I
got 3 check, numbered sequentially, following the big discussion).
Whenever it has come up again, she says that she never forgot, and
has showed the check register. Here's the final (there are so many
more) story, the one that makes me laugh. DH is one of 4 children.
Picture a family BBQ in the backyard, chaotic, young toddlers rushing
about, siblings debating world issues, MIL making a comment, NO
one listening to her. She addressed her children, louder now -
STILL NO one listening to her. She slammed down her tray, stepped
back from table - ready, I am telling no lie - clenched her fists,
put her hands at her sides, gritted her teeth, scrunched up her
face that way that she does, stamped her feet and screamed a loud
angry exclamation , "No one is listening to me!" My children
haven't pulled that since they were 4. I can't remember what the
event was, but I believe it was Father's Day (something that was
not about her). BUT OH YEAH, I FORGOT, IT'S ALL ABOUT HER.
PS: My Best Friend Once Got Easywrap 2000 From Her MIL
Signed - IT'S ALL ABOUT
HER
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Worst gift: One year,
my MIL gave me a large candle shaped like a poinsettia. She
also left the clearance price tag on the bottom. She paid
a whole $2.00. After she gave it to me she said that if I
didn't like it, I could give to the wife of one of my DH's childhood
friends. I liked her way too much to do that!
Signed - Clearance Candle
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