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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 7, 2008
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My MIL is obsessed with
money. She is in a loveless marriage, and has no friends. All
she has is her precious money. Every time I see her she talks about
her money and her will. She is constantly criticizing my DH (her
only son) because he doesn't save enough. We both work damn hard
to support ourselves and our young child. We stay home, mostly,
and live a very non-extravagant lifestyle. We just booked a holiday,
which is very special to us. I have an illness, and the life expectancy
for me is just 31, although I am now a few years past that. You
get why life is too short for us to count every penny? Her own
MIL just died, and a little money is apparently coming my DH's way.
She was talking to me about this, and I said that he hoped to spend
a little of it on holiday. She said that there was no way that
would happen, and that it will be invested. I am so angry and upset.
It is not about the money, but the fact that, despite everything,
she begrudges us a fabulous holiday. She is a very mean and bitter
person, and I am trying so hard not to hate her for her awful attitude.
Signed - My MIL Is Obsessed
With Money
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When we (DH and I) emigrated
to a different country, I had thought that, with my experience in
an internationally recognized company, getting a job would be no
big deal. I wasn't under the illusion that a job would just fall
into my lap, but I sure didn't think that getting an interview would
be such an effort of convincing the interviewers that, yes, I do
speak fluent (read unaccented) English, and my qualifications (
I hold an MBA in Marketing ) are valid and applicable. During one
of the really stressful times after months of interviews and no
callbacks, DH called to chat with MIL. When she heard that I was
quite upset at not getting a callback for a job that I really wanted,
she asked to speak to me. Now, you would think that this would
involve being sympathetic and supportive, right? WRONG!!! She
told me not to worry, maybe this was God's way of telling me that
it's time to have babies and forget about a career. I was in shock,
and just passed the phone back to DH without saying a word! We
were 25 & 29 at the time!! We were in a new country, with no
permanent jobs or home. And she wanted us to have babies!!! I
didn't put in that much time and money into my education to just
sit at home and have babies. It is hard enough to go back to work
after having babies, it's even harder to start a career in a new
country after sitting at home with a baby and being isolated!!
My MIL just recently retired from owning and running a daycare center
for 30 years. So, this is no SAHM wanting me to do the same! She
really thinks that her DILs should just stay at home and look after
babies!!
Signed - Thank GOD DH
Is Supportive
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Worst gift: I gave birth
to DD in September (several years ago). For Christmas that year,
my MIL gave me 2 diet books and a pair of queen size pantyhose.
I had gone from a size 8 to a size 10, so obviously I wasn't losing
the baby fat fast enough for her. I was young and naive, and actually
thanked her. If it happened now, I would have to speak up. But,
back then, I didn't know how to handle her. She's a peach, all
right.
Signed - She Thinks I'm
Porky
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