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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 27, 2007
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It all started when my
BF became my DH. My life was perfect until, of course, his mother
came to stay in our home. She was a real pain in the neck, quoting
and making nasty comments on the way I do everything. She always
gives me this stigmatic phrase, "You are a really lucky person
to have married my son. I wonder how in the world he chose you."
But, when my mother came, apparently because she is a strong feminist,
she argued strongly with my DH, not with my MIL. I decided to talk
to my DH, explaining to him that it is a very bad idea to have his
mom staying in with us. He talked to her, but she just remarked
that I was making him defend me and hate his own mother. I decided
to solve this by reading psychiatry and psychology books, but none
really referred to my weird situation. My mother tells me to divorce,
my father recommends not to do anything, and I don't know what I
want. I just want my DH and myself away from MIL. How will I make
it? She permanently lives at her sister's house, and says that
she will come back soon. Should I consider divorce? But I love
him, that's the problem.
Signed - MIL Hate
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DH and I are moving soon,
and we made the big mistake of mentioning, offhand, to my ILs that
we were going to buy a house. We are smart professionals. DH's
got a masters. I'm working on a Ph.D. We are in our late 20s.
We are not stupid. But his parents have managed to insult our intelligence
more than I could ever imagine. They tell us to make sure that
we buy a house with a bathroom. They tell us to make sure that
we can afford the house that we buy. They tell us to have the house
inspected before we sign. They tell us to not to buy a house without
seeing the inside. They tell us that they have a friend from high
school who has a son who has a best friend who is a real estate
agent in a town 100 miles away that we should use. They call our
bank and have them send mortgage applications to us. It is infuriating!
MIL has also been gossiping about it. She's told people that we
are buying a $2 million mansion. She's told people that we're building.
She's told people that we can't afford a house, and they're buying
it for us. She's told people that I have asked her to be our interior
decorator. She's told people that we are going to buy a house with
two master suites so that they can live with us. We ignore their
suggestions. We point out that we have a realtor and a mortgage
broker already. But then they act hurt, as if we are insulting
them! They claim that they are just trying to help us avoid making
mistakes! Who would make the mistake of buying a house with no
bathroom?!!!!
Signed - Moving To Siberia
To Escape The ILs
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Worst gift: This past
holiday season my MIL gave me a hood/scarf/head wrap (it's one of
those little red riding hood hoodies, minus the cloak, literally
a hood which wraps the head and one tucks it into their coat), and
a few other trinkets. I, of course, thanked her. A few days later,
as I was hanging up clothes and putting the wrap on a hanger, it
hit me! I was present when her DD (who also dislikes me) gave it
to her as a present some three years prior!!!! Instead of getting
upset, I laughed, realizing that this is an extension of her poor
behavior. But I am wondering about the other "trinkets",
and who those could have been from originally, all equally tasteless
treasures.
Signed - Loathing-In-Law
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