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Mother-In-Law Mall
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Mother-In-Law Stories
December 15, 2007
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I have been married for
18 years. The best advice I can give anyone is that if you don't
get along with your MIL before the marriage, it only gets worse.
The other alternative is to find yourself an orphan!!!!
Signed - I Have A Monster-In-Law
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I have a 7 month old son,
who is my MIL's first GC. I have been trying to keep my cool, but
now find myself afraid to have her over the house because I may
blow my top. From day 1 this woman has gone against me. For example,
when she was holding him and he was crying, I would say, "He's
hungry." She would walk away, bouncing him, saying, "Oh,
he's not hungry." She does the same thing when I say that
he's tired, etc. She does things with him and holds him as she
pleases, not following my instructions. Additionally, I think she
is very passive-aggressive. She constantly refers to me as "Mommy",
when she knows I prefer "Mama". Any advice?
Signed - At My Wit's
End
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I have been married for
20 years, and we have known each other for 30 years. My MIL was
a single mom who worked at night and slept all day. DH had to go
to neighbor's houses to eat, or cook his own food. He also rode
his bike to his baseball practices and games because she was not
around. They grew up with no AC or heat, and we live in a southwestern
state. On our wedding day, SIL showed up with a ruffle on the neckline
of her bridesmaid's dress. MIL said that without the ruffle, the
dress was too revealing, so she added it. MIL made the dress, so
if it was too low cut, she did it. SIL was only a bridesmaid because
my mother told me it was the right thing to do. MIL has not attended
any of my DD's birthday parties, softball games, twirling recitals
or band competitions - really, nothing at all. She called me several
years ago and asked if I had any extra pictures that she could put
in her scrapbook. She was kidding, right? She wants to have pictures
so that it looks like she was part of their lives? The youngest
of my DDs is now 17. They don't want anything to do with her.
Three years ago, my DH had a severe traumatic brain injury and was
not expected to live. MIL stayed at the hospital for the first
few days, then quit coming. He was in a coma for 3 weeks, then
went to an inpatient recovery center. The entire time she and SIL
were there, they ate the food that my family brought, and tried
to focus attention on themselves. People would call and tell me
that she was keeping them updated. For a while I was quiet, then
I'd just had enough and started asking people how she was keeping
them updated when she wasn't here to know anything. When my oldest
DD had to go back to college, I told MIL that a particular visiting
time needed to be DD's, and that I didn't want anyone else to come
during that time. MIL had not been there in several days, and did
not have a job, so she could have come at any time to visit. However,
at the time that I requested she not come, she showed up anyway.
ICU only allowed 2 visitors at a time, but she barged in with SIL
while my DD was there. DD left the room, and even the chaplain
was angry with MIL. Finally, the nurse told them that we needed
to bathe DH. After a little while, I called the waiting room and
told the attendant to tell my DD to come back. MIL overheard and
rushed back, too. On the weekend, when my youngest DDs could be
with their dad, she showed up, but never any other time. Eldest
DD got angry and called MIL. MIL accused her of conspiring with
me to keep DH away from her. She said that we erased telephone
messages, didn't tell him when she called, and were afraid she would
take his love away from us. She also said that DH snuck behind
our backs to take her to lunch. Whatever! I would be happy if
he had a good relationship with his mom. When DD told MIL that
she was stressed that she had to leave while her dad was still doing
so poorly, MIL said, "You don't know stress. That's not your
baby in there." Oh, and it's not her dad? The dad she loves
and has a relationship with? Sorry to ramble, it just feels so
good to get it out.
Signed - Had Enough
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