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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 1, 2008
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I have an unusual situation.
My FIL, BIL, SIL (BIL's DW) and my DH own a business together.
My FIL is the president of the business, as well as president of
our lives. Three years ago, 6 days before Christmas, my FIL decided
to buy a converted bus with the business money so that HE or anyone
in the family could use it. FIL, MIL, BIL and my DH all went to
pick the bus up together as a family. SIL had to run the business,
buy presents for my FIL and MIL, and take care of her kids and home.
I take care of everything at my house, too. They came back laughing
about their little vacation. These men are in their 40s. Last
year, I bought 44 presents, wrapped them and decorated the house.
On the 23rd of December my DH went hunting. I thought that he would
help more if he got a chance to go hunting and take a break. He
woke up on Christmas Eve stressed about cooking for his family,
which is what he does every year. I lost it. We got into a fight.
He left. His family came over and his father asked where he was.
I told him that he was having a moment, but he would be back soon.
FIL went out to his truck to try to call him. I went out and told
him that the phone was in the house. He said that he was tired
of our sh!t, and I said, "It takes two." FIL said, "I
don't care whose fault it is, but you're going to fix it."
They all left and have not spoken to me since. I have apologized
on the phone, as well as by email. It has been over a year.
Signed - Is It Me, Or
Are They Too Involved?
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My MIL loves to gossip,
but my DH thinks she is a saint. DH and I live in a another country
from the ILs. A couple of years ago, when I was packing up to join
DH in this country, I decided to take up the IL's offer to stay
with them for a week before I left. BAD IDEA. MIL had a friend
staying with her for a couple of days at the same time that I was
with them. They (PIL's and Friend) spent their time gossiping about
the other DIL (my BIL's wife). The comments they made shocked me.
Stuff like, "Oh, she just sits and watches TV all day. If
it were my house and my wife, I would set her straight."
Also, "She has no respect for the rest of us and all the help
we give her." BIL's wife was a SAHM with an extremely hyperactive
2 year old. The only time she had free was when he napped in the
afternoon. She would lounge on the sofa and watch TV!! SO what??
This and loads of other derogatory stuff was said about her. Additionally,
while I was on my honeymoon, my PIL visited BIL for a bit. One
day, out of the blue, my darling MIL sent DH an email from some
obscure cybercafe miles away from BIL's home. From the subject
matter it seemed like she was hugely upset about something and sounded
a bit out of it. Apparently, SIL told my MIL not to move things
around and to just leave them in the same place. Now I know my
MIL, she thinks that she is the most organized person in the world,
and only her way is the right way. So, she has a tendency to go
into her sons' homes and rearrange furniture, spice drawers, etc.,
etc., because, of course, we don't know how to!! It doesn't bother
me, because when things are changed, I just go and change them back
to the way I originally placed them. After the 3rd time she got
the message. But, I guess she did it once too often with the SIL
and she let her have it. This upset the MIL sooooooooo much that
she walked out of the house and landed up at some far off cybercafe,
where she proceeded to rant in an email to her other son (who was
on his honeymoon) about the evil/rude SIL!! I mean, COME ON, GROW
UP!!! DH was so worried that he spent the next two days of our
honeymoon trying to call and calm her down!!! They are coming over
for a looooooooooong visit (read 3 months). I dread the gossip
that she will spread after staying with us.
Signed - SIGH
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Worst gift: This is
more of a question than a story. Should a future DW take issue
when her DF showers his mother with gifts for Christmas, far in
excess of what his own future bride receives? This is not a materialistic
race. I mean, when you look at the gifts in terms of quantity and
thoughtfulness, you get to the point where one wonders, "Who
is number one?" Though, as an aside, in both quantity and
net value alone, the mother won out by far.
Signed - Shafted This
Christmas
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