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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 20, 2007
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Frequent
Fry Her TM.
- ButterflyMama, 3 of 4 needed/Posted:
20-JAN-07
My MIL always has to be the center of attention! We moved 4 hours
away, and now she calls ALL THE TIME with sob stories for DH. The
other day we got a message on the answering machine saying, "This
might be the last time you can contact me"! We thought that
something serious was wrong, so DH called her and she said that
she had to go to the hospital because she had low blood sugar and
a migraine! COME ON! She just wants DH to feel bad for her! When
he talks to her on the phone, she says, "You never call anymore."
Then she gives long, dramatic pauses and says, "Are you mad
at me? I love you." He tells her that he works 2 jobs, and
he's sorry! I just wish she could grow up!
Signed - Annoyed!
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My DH of 22 years comes
from a line of crazy women. At the very least, they make me crazy.
His maternal GM controlled her DD (my MIL) and son by fostering
a competition between them. When she was with one, she would talk
about the shining abilities of the other, and vice versa. My MIL,
consequently, adopted the same horrible habit with her two sons.
Although I believe that my DH is actually her favorite, she created
enough shame in my BIL that I feel as if I've suffered for her sins.
My BIL married a very competitive woman, much like his mother, probably
to fight fire with fire. There is a fairly unspoken, but uncomfortable
competition now between the two couples, as my MIL has continued
the comparison game with the four of us. What really disturbs me
now is that the competitive environment has been passed on to our
children, mostly to my DD and my BIL/SIL's DD (both 13). My MIL
is now fairly old and frail, and doesn't make the stinging comments
quite as often, but she does love to let me know when the niece
has accomplished something great, or when the BIL/SIL have purchased
something expensive. Added to the frustration is the idea that
BIL/SIL are majorly into creating "perfect children" that
they can show off. I don't want my kids to be hurt , although I'll
admit that they seem to handle it better than I do because they
know how much their cousin suffers with her high-strung, controlling
mother. Mostly though, I don't want to deal with it anymore. I'm
very tired of HAVING to spend time with people whom I would not
otherwise be with, knowing that I'll leave any gathering with them
feeling awful.
Signed - Sadlystuck
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Worst gift: Tacky gifts
from MIL: Ten years ago I had just graduated with my MBA and was
about to embark on a corporate career. I had also just gotten engaged
to my DH. As a gift, my MIL gave me an apron. Over the years her
gifts have been insulting: A dish rag, another apron, a cookbook
(that's not so bad, but I don't cook), a dish to put scouring pads
in the kitchen, a $10 subscription to a homemaking magazine, etc.
Ten years of tacky, inappropriate gifts that send a message to stay
home, barefoot and pregnant. Hello? I more than double my DH's
salary!
Signed - Beotchy DIL
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