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Mother-In-Law Mall
A place to find great gifts!
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Mother-In-Law Stories
January 30, 2008
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DECEMBER
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Long story short, my family
and I went on vacation together. DH couldn't make it (work obligations),
so his mom went instead (he would have lost a lot of money). I
was a little worried, but, oh well, the more the merrier. Never
again will I go away with this woman for a long period of time.
She talked and talked and repeated herself NONSTOP! I told this
story a few weeks back. She was rude, inappropriate and embarrassing.
She kept making very dirty jokes, like we were all peers (huge age
difference). I honestly think she has a mental disorder that blocks
out any social decencies. She pointed out the most OBVIOUS things
to everyone! "Did you know the ship still sails at night?"
(direct quote, this was her first time on a cruise, second for me,
and this was said AT 12:30 AM!). She kept on whining about how
DH was texting me and not her. She got pissy when I didn't like
the lobster. She insisted on waking me up day after day by turning
on every light there was in the world. If I were to talk to the
opposite sex about the most innocent thing (like the weather), she
would tell me, "I'm gonna tell DH you're flirting!" Thankfully,
he knows I only flirt with policemen and firemen, not Joe Schmoe.
Honestly, she was actually perfectly OK before we went on vacay
together. The entire trip I was grinding my teeth, not saying a
word (only when absolutely necessary) for the sake of my DH. I've
concluded that that was probably more torture than anyone could
stand. No one should have to be with their MIL 24/7. DH owes me
big time.
Signed - Hmm, Diamonds
Anyone?
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I need about 5 million
pages to accurately describe the negative feelings I have towards
my ILs. I guess the thing I hate the most is that my DH talks to
his mother on almost a daily basis, for hours at a time. This is
because they are running a small side business together (which I
WISH he would quit). While I'm sure they aren't doing anything
more than just discussing plans and such, I hate it. We've even
talked about having me be a part of it, but I feel like MIL thinks
I'm stupid as it is, and wouldn't do anything right anyway (despite
the fact I have two advanced degrees, but whatever, I'm an idiot
in her eyes). Besides, I already have a job, and don't really want
to quit it to do something like work with my ILs. Who am I kidding?
I'd actually rather stick hot pokers in my eyes than work anywhere
near my MIL. I know this is confusing, but we actually live 3000
miles away from the ILs right now because my DH has another job.
We've lived that way for the 4 years that we've been married. I
have loved the distance, only having to put up with them for a few
weeks at a time over the last several years. Then, last summer
we decided to try to have children and got pregnant in the fall.
Guess what happened? DH got this "fabulous" job in the
state where the ILs live, and I'm 6 months pregnant! He wants to
take it because he could be closer to mommy dearest, and the family
business, as well as getting another job in his field. I do not
want to move there, since I know they will take over our lives,
but what choice do I have? I feel like DH trapped me and lied to
me, because he knows I don't have much choice, and I don't have
any family to run home to. Also, I don't want to leave my doctors
and such before the baby is at least a few months old. I just feel
almost desperate about my situation, as it will be HARD to raise
a baby alone, even though I'm seriously considering it. And, please
don't anybody tell me it's not that bad. Imagine if you had the
luxury of living thousands of miles away from your MIL, and then
had to move, while pregnant, to have your controlling witch of a
MIL stand over you as you learn the ropes as a new mom.
Signed - I'm Also Aware
That I Probably Need Counseling
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Worst gift: When DH
and I got married, the ILs threw a shower for me. I got fairly
nice gifts from most of the family, but MIL's gifts were something
special. They included a set of sheets so old that the plastic
wrap had turned yellow and cracked, four used plastic tumblers that
I'd seen in her cabinet, and a couple of cheap metal cake pans so
that I could make a double-layered cake if I wanted to. One pan
was round and the other one was square. I noticed later that she
fed her dogs in the same type of metal cake pans. Guess how my
relationship to her went during the next 30 years that I was married
to her DS?
Signed - I Can Laugh
NOW
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