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Mother-In-Law Stories
December 30, 2007
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I am pregnant, and due
any day now. When I first discovered that I was pregnant, I had
a close relationship with my MIL. But, this has since changed.
I had initially invited her to witness the birth, but had made it
clear that I did not want "pictures" of the actual event.
She continued to ignore me, and made reference several times to
how she was going to sneak her camera in. She has seemed overly
obsessed with taking pictures of my vajayjay. DH told her that
we decided to make it private, just him and me. This really disgusts
me, because I feel like I cannot have my own mom in the room now
out of fairness. Also, she has continued to act more creepy every
day. She bought a crib to put in her house. She came over the
other day and said that she had told her BF that he only had a few
days left to put it together, because the baby would be here soon.
She then informed me that she didn't really think the baby would
spend much time in the crib, and would most likely sleep with her
most of the time. I was left wondering why she thinks her GC will
be staying over that much. I am a SAHM! A few weeks ago, she told
me that, once the baby is born, she wants to take her for AT LEAST
a weekend, so I can go out to the bar. I DON'T want to go to the
bar! She acts as if I will be willing to give up my child a week
after I give birth!! At least my DH has even said that she is acting
creepy. She refers to her BF in a "lovingly joking" way
as "DAD"! It is as if these two want to play pretend
family with my DD. She calls 4 to 5 times a day to see if anything
is happening. I have decided to just not answer the phone, and
let it go to voice mail. I politely asked her, at one point, not
to call between 5 pm and 8 PM, because it was the only time I really
slept well. SO, she now calls twice during that time!! I also
have issues with her home. They are both chain smokers, their house
smells disgusting, and they feel that I am being silly for not wanting
them to smoke in the house when the baby comes over. They told
me that their parents smoked in the house. I DREAD the future conflicts
that I am soon to face! I have tried to talk to my SIL about it,
but she makes me feel like I am overreacting. Am I?
Signed - Going To Go
CRAZY
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My FMIL is a total nightmare,
so much so that I'm thinking of leaving DF because I can't stand
the things she does to me. Recently, one of her sons had a cat
that he didn't want anymore. She's a very intimidating woman, so
she intimidated DF into taking the cat. I told him that I didn't
want the cat in my new home, but he begged me to take it to avoid
a fight. When I asked why DF's brother wanted to get rid of the
cat after three years (and keep his other cat), FMIL said that it
was because he had become allergic. I said, "Why is he only
getting rid of the one cat, then?" She lied and made up some
insane story about how the cat he was keeping had different hair.
I suspected that the cat was peeing all along, but I agreed to take
the cat. I informed them that if he had any accidents, they would
have to take him back, or I would take him to a shelter. Well,
the cat started peeing all over our new home. I told DF that the
cat had to go. He told them what was happening, and no one else
in the family wanted the cat. On a Thursday night, I told DF to
let them know that I was taking the cat to a shelter on Saturday
morning. If they wanted him, they'd better come and get him. Again,
no one wanted him. Friday night both cats ran out our back door
when I let our dogs out. When I realized that they were out, I
called the cats. One cat came running, and the other cat, the cat
in question, wouldn't come in. When I went out to grab him, he
took off. I spent two hours in the rain, at 2 am, trying to get
him. The cat has yet to come back. DF finally told his family
what had happened, and I started getting nasty text messages about
how heartless I was to take DF's poor, dead GM's cat away. There
were a lot of other nasty things said, but they are too bad to mention.
Then, she informed me that her entire family would not be coming
to our Thanksgiving dinner. I childishly responded, "Thank
god." Normally, when she texts, I just ignore her. But, I
really had had enough of the whole dumb ordeal. She, in turn, responded,
"You'll be sorry, you fat piece of sh!t." That is funny
coming from her, because she outweighs me by a lot. To make matters
worse, she got her other son's GF to call and threaten me. They
told her that I had told MIL to "#$% off," which I did
not do. I'm not intimidated by the brother's GF or anything, but
she doesn't work, and neither does he. All they do all day is sit
around and do some probably illegal things I should not mention.
They call and harass me while I'm trying to get ready for work.
I just don't think that I should have to deal with that. Whether
I wanted a cat or not is my prerogative. It's my house. I think
that they should mind their own business and let us live our lives.
I've put up with this for three years. I left DF for a short period
of time. I went and bought my own house. Then, he sold his and
came to live with me. I foolishly thought that moving away from
them (because he had lived right next door to them) would make things
better, but I guess not. Am I going to have to leave this man,
whom I love, to get away from the circus antics of his family?
Signed - Frustrated With
Circus Antics Of His Family
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I have a MIL/SIL problem
that will never end. I need advice on how to deal with the evils
that they create in a way that will not cut DH off from the male
members of his family, as my male ILs are normal (just missing their
balls). My MIL and SIL are toxic control freaks, who throw tantrums,
tell lies, and spread rumors when their demands are not met. They
act as though their DHs are possessions, and the men in their lives
go with that theory. I have been accused of being too smart (I
think I am right around average, and mensa has never called) and
of being too kind to other people's children. Other offenses include
being well liked by other family members, and coming up with creative
solutions to daily problems. Because they are so vicious, people
usually give in to the demands of SIL and MIL, but I won't. I believe
that we teach others how to treat us, and treating me poorly to
get the result you want does not work. They sabotaged our wedding
and the events leading to it (showers, groom's dinner, etc.) and
acted like jack@sses at the actual wedding (SIL even brought her
DD, dressed as the flower girl-PSYCHO!!). They both boycotted our
first baby's baby shower. I was happy that they didn't come, but
DH, though on my side, was heartbroken that these women act like
3 year olds during important times of his life. After a series
of horrible behaviors in July, we decided that we would not be attending
the holiday celebrations in the hometown, as MIL and SIL treat me
so badly that strangers came to me during the annual jamboree this
year and apologized for the rumors that they had heard from the
mouth of SIL, and the awful behavior they have seen from MIL. DH
was all on board with the holiday plan until 2 days ago. He started
saying that MIL and SIL would be irreparably angry if we didn't
share our child and the holidays. I thought that I would enjoy
our child on Christmas, not spend it with two dinkwads who can't
even be civil. We're talking about my first child's first Christmas
being shared by people who start rumors about me because we chose
not to include a flower girl in an adult only wedding (DH's only
niece), and stopped talking to us for months after I told SIL that
if she can't stop telling lies about me, she can't be in the wedding.
She didn't, and therefore she wasn't. I don't give a cr@p if they're
mad for a thousand years. Why would I make myself uncomfortable
so that they won't be upset? What I do care about is trying to
find peace with DH's feelings, and NOT going to these freaks' homes
for Christmas. It's my first year as Mrs. DH, and I need to know
how I can find a happy medium. Is there anything I can do besides
telling DH to strap on a set and let MIL/SIL know that life is too
short for us to be in that environment? Maybe next year (if they
can get their act together). But this year is out of the question!
Any advice is appreciated.
Signed - It Will Never
End
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