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Mother-In-Law Stories
December 16, 2007
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My MIL is just plain evil.
Last year she started a new tradition. King Crab for Christmas!!!
HOORAY!! That sounds so yummy!!! I am allergic to shellfish.
And, yes, she knows it. Soooo, last year we go to her home on Christmas
Eve and I politely and quietly avoided the kitchen, all food, all
dishes, preparation surfaces and utensils. I got out of the evening
with some nasty stomach upset and a pretty good case of hives.
MERRY CHRISTMAS to me!!! I was sick throughout Christmas Day and
the day after, but lived through it. This year, she has decided
to do it again, and made the statement at Thanksgiving that King
Crab should be a permanent fixture in our Christmas Eve party.
I know what you are all thinking, that I should speak up, or not
go at all. Yes, I know. And, I won't be going this year. I am,
however, tempted to show up just long enough to pour a laxative
in the wine. I just wanted to let those of you who have satanic
MILs know that you are not alone. Some of us even have to fear
for our lives!!
Signed - A Crusty Crabby
Christmas
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My MIL's 12 year old goddaughter
was in town. Naturally, my DH wanted to spend some time with her.
She had never been to our favorite restaurant before, so we all
decided that it would be nice to take her there on her last night
in town with us. Two nights before her last, when my DH was working
and I was not (which I made abundantly clear), my MIL decided to
take my BIL and his wife out to OUR favorite restaurant with the
goddaughter! When I confronted my DH (who NEVER backs me up), he
said something to her. I told her that should have been US (she
totally favors my BIL, very obviously). She attacked me by yelling,
"WHY DO YOU ALWAYS HAVE TO START SH!T?" I didn't hold
back. No one talks to me like that! She began crying, ran upstairs
to her room, and while slamming the door made everyone feel bad
and make me look like a total brat. We ended up going to the restaurant
anyway, two days later. We sat right across from one another.
She didn't speak to me OR look at me, so I did the same right back.
I quietly told the waiter to give me my own bill (with my DH, of
course). When the bills came, she asked me, "What is that?"
I told her, "My bill." She RAN from the table into the
bathroom, cried AGAIN and made me look like a fool. I'm sorry,
but I don't take charity from people who are mad at me to the point
of not even looking at me. Needless to say, we didn't talk for
three months. NOW, she continues to be rude to me, and has started
doing the same things to my SIL. Every time she says something,
my MIL runs upstairs to cry about how she hurt her feelings. We
don't speak very often, and when we do, all she does is p!Ss me
off. We can't be left alone together. What am I going to do when
we have kids? I think that, because she is petite, she has to make
up for her lack of height by being controlling. She is rude, obnoxious,
and comes from a family of all boys. She has always been the princess.
Not anymore! That little ankle-biter has another thing coming!
Signed - My MIL is a
MONSTER!
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My MIL is so possessive,
and has issues with cutting the cord with my DH. MIL's envy, jealousy
,and her issues of needing to be in control have torn my DH's family
apart and have been very taxing on our relationship. DH and I do
very well for ourselves financially because we both have college
degrees and great careers. My MIL has never worked a day in her
life, and FIL is almost 60 years old and is still working a job
that involves manual labor to support her. My SIL and BIL are young,
and each decided NOT to go to college. SIL works as a teller at
a bank, and my BIL is a truck driver. They can hardly make ends
meet, and receive a lot of handouts from my MIL. There is a constant
competition between my MIL regarding what material things my SIL
and BIL have and what DH and I have. MIL also gets very jealous
that she cannot have the things that we have OR that she can't buy
them for my SIL and BIL. It has come down to the point where my
MIL does not even want to have a conversation with us because she
does not want to hear about anything we have to say. She always
states that she can't afford the stuff we have, nor can she afford
to buy it for my SIL, so she just does not let us get a word in
edgewise about anything! Then, she will change the subject to all
the problems and financial issues my SIL has! My MIL has convinced
my SIL that DH and I look down on her because she does not have
things that are as nice as what we have, nor does she make as much
money as we do. This is not true at all! My MIL also still feels
the need to buy everything for DH, even if she can't afford it!
And, if she does buy us something, she tries to make us feel like
we are in debt to her! She gets really upset if I buy DH anything.
If I even imply that I am going to get something, she runs out and
buys it, even if she can't afford it. She has been this way her
whole life, so this is the reason my FIL can't retire! She has
a serious issue of wanting to be in control and have the upper hand
on everyone. She says that she WANTS to do these things for her
kids because her mother kicked her out when she was 16, and she
never had a relationship with her mother. She thinks that if she
does not do these things, she is a bad mom. But, the things she
does do not tend to be genuine. They usually come with a price!
She needs to know about every article of clothing in our closets,
every material possession that we have, and everything that we do
and spend money on. This behavior has torn my DH's family apart,
and is very taxing on my marriage. I wish she would realize that
we are a team, and that DH and I take care of each other. I wish
she would realize that she is no longer a partner of my DH's, and
that he does not need to depend on her, but she is someone that
we would like to welcome into our relationship as a guest.
Signed - We Are A Team
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