|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mother-In-Law Mall
A place to find great gifts!
and products related to mothers-in-law and other family members.
|
|
|
|
|
|
 |
Mother-In-Law Stories
December 13, 2007
|
|
|
|
|
NOVEMBER
2007
|
|
S
|
M
|
T
|
W
|
T
|
F
|
S
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
DECEMBER
2007
|
|
S
|
M
|
T
|
W
|
T
|
F
|
S
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
 |
I want to thank the creators
of this site and all of you for sharing your stories. I don't know
how many times I've sat down in front of my computer in tears and
felt soooo much better after reading your stories, knowing that
I'm not the only one dealing with such problems. My relationship
with MIL has been a 12 year long rollercoaster ride. There aren't
enough hours in the day to get into all the stories, and I wouldn't
even know where to begin. She is the classic manipulative, control
freak, selfish, crazy MIL. I have tried so hard to get along and
make her happy, but that's impossible. Nothing I do is ever good
enough. I'm not good enough, my family is not good enough. After
the last stunt she pulled at the beginning of summer, I stopped
talking to her. She kept calling and leaving nasty messages (home/cell/and
work). I never returned her calls, which aggravated her even more.
When she didn't get anything from me, she called my family in the
U.S. (we are in England), telling them all sorts of lies about me.
My family ignored her, and I sent her an e-mail telling her exactly
what I thought of her. After 12 years of biting my tongue, I unleashed
my anger. Two months after my e-mail, she responded by sending
me an apology e-mail. She apologized for everything that she has
done, asking me to be merciful and to please find it in my heart
to forgive her. I don't believe a word of what she wrote. She
has never faced the consequences of her actions before. For some
reason, everyone in her family lets her get away with all the destructive
and hurtful things she does. Well, I have had enough. She can't
expect to treat me like dirt, and when I react she wants to act
like nothing happened. My DH supports me 100% and knows how evil
his mom is. My life has been very peaceful and drama free for the
past 6/7 months since I cut all contact with MIL. But since she
wrote the "apology" email, her family is waiting for me
to respond (not DH - he knows better). They think that, now that
she has apologized, I shouldn't be stubborn. They think that I
should accept her apology so everyone can live harmoniously. The
fact is, I'm not being stubborn, I'm just sick of this vicious cycle.
Even though this has been the most serious and the longest - it
is definitely not the first time I reacted. Every time I try to
get her out of my life, she apologizes and says that we are opening
a new page in our relationship - but I'm out of pages. I don't
want anything to do with that woman. I finally managed to get her
out of my life and found some peace, but I'm feeling the pressure
from her family. They are telling me that I should accept her apology
and that I can set boundaries and be very firm with her going forward.
I don't believe that she will change. We will be right back where
we are now in 6 months. Can you readers give me some advice? My
instinct tells me to stay away from that witch, and if that makes
others in her family uncomfortable, too bad. Even though I like
DH's grandparents, I'm willing to sacrifice my relationship with
them in order to keep the peace in my life, since they seem to think
I'm being stubborn. What do you think? Thank you all again for
letting me vent.
Signed - Best Wishes
From UK
( respond to this story )
( here is my story )
|
|
Worst gift: For the
most part, my ILs are very nice and helpful, but they give terrible
gifts because they hate to part with a dollar. This year, my MIL
called to tell me that, when they visit for the holidays, they won't
be giving us gifts. She asked what my DH's favorite kind of pie
was so she could make that for him instead. I don't know why she
didn't just call him and ask. It's not like she called him to ask
what my favorite kind of cookie was so she could make that for me.
I guess if I'm lucky, I'll get to eat a piece of his pie. UGH.
Signed - Stick This In
Your Pie Hole
( respond to this story )
( I can top this )
|
 |
Frequent
Fry Her TM.
- K88, 1 of 4 needed /Posted: 13-DEC-07
Worst gift: Last Christmas,
my MIL was thoughtful enough to think of me when buying gifts for
everyone. I got a very pretty water globe and a stocking.
In the stocking was a pair of Buck Teeth and chocolate. She
got the teeth as a set, one for me and one for my DH. She
meant it as a joke, and I would have gladly laughed it off until
she brought out the camera and said, "I got you a nice gift.
The least you can do is let me take a picture of you two with the
teeth." So, basically, the water globe was just a "bribe"
gift to get me to do what she wanted. She loves to embarrass
people, and I'm not sure why. Looking through photo albums
of her kids when they were young, I came across pictures of her
children crying, pouting, and in a few rather vulgar positions,
with captions that made fun of them. Her own kids! And,
now I'm in one of those photo albums with those damned buck teeth!
As for the chocolate, I was pissed. I had been put on a prescription
medication a month prior to Christmas that made me gain a disgusting
amount of weight in a very short time. She knew how I felt,
and yet she gave me chocolate, joking that I "might as well
eat it", since I was "as big as a house".
Signed - Not Amused
( respond to this story )
( I can top this )
( I
want my own Frequent
Fry Her TM
Page )
|
Note: To better handle the volume of submissions - stories
will be posted as early as our resources will allow. Responses
to new stories will be handled via a link to the Daily Story Page Responses
Forum.
|
|
|
Working Women Don't Have Wives