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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
February 19, 2008
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Frequent
Fry Her TM.
- ClassyLass, 2 of 4 needed/Posted: 19-FEB-08
I was stuck in the car with my MIL, and somehow
she managed to bring up my relationship with her son. She said,
"I know sometimes you don't think you and he belong together,
but you do. You were meant for each other." My first thought
was, "Aw, how sweet." Then, a second later I realized
that she said that I thought DH and I weren't meant to be at times.
How rude! Finally, I came out of my shock and said, "I've
actually never felt that way. I've always thought we belonged together."
She didn't say a word.
Signed - Meant To Be
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I've posted here before,
and always check in for a minute or two each week. My birthday
is this month, and for the 20th year in a row I got the "Daughter-in-law"
card. Have any of you seen these? The card has a lovely flower
(always a lovely flower) and some sort of meaningful message that
the recipient (i.e., me) is a lovely wife, mother, and all around
groovy person that my MIL loves "like" a daughter. Every
time I get the "DIL" card (whether for a birthday or Mother's
Day), I always have the same thought: What is the point? If a
MIL loves her DIL "like" a daughter, why not just get
a "To My Daughter On Her Birthday" type of card (my mom
has always done this for my brothers' wives)? Or, just me get a
card that says, oh, I don't know, "Happy Birthday?" Why
the obsession with titles? What's really a hoot is that, every
time she's given me one of these lovelies, she tries to "explain"
it. She freely acknowledges the weirdness of the card by saying,
"This doesn't really explain our relationship. It's so much
MORE than MIL and DIL." Really? Then why buy something that
is inaccurate for 20 years running, especially since anyone whose
ever shopped for a birthday card knows how hard the In-law cards
are to find? You really have to hunt for them! This year I told
her, jokingly (!!) that it was certainly better to get the "DIL"
card instead of the "To My Son's Wife and the Mother of My
Grandchildren on Her Birthday" card, or the "That Woman
Who Stole My Son" card! My DH laughed so hard he almost peed.
Of course, my MIL didn't think it was funny, and didn't appreciate
me poking fun at her expression of her feelings for me. Truly,
my DH has been a great sounding board. She pulls stuff like this
with everyone, so I don't feel too bad. But, I admit that I feel
like I'm being reminded at least once a year that I own nonvoting
stock in the family corporation. Does anyone else get these?
Signed - I Own Nonvoting
Stock In The Family Corporation
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I'm not thrilled about
it, but we're moving from across the country to a town that's two
hours away from the ILs. I'm also six months pregnant. This makes
it even worse, since I know they'll be bothering me all the time,
as this will be their first GC (and mine will be their only GC).
As I said, I really don't want to do this, but it will really boost
DH's salary. I won't have to work, and can just concentrate on
the baby. Here's what really bugs me, though. I was talking to
MIL on the phone yesterday, and she just seemed to assume that she
would be helping out with finding us a house and buying another
car (we only needed one here), etc., and I really don't want her
to! I feel like every time she gets involved in anything, I'm just
pushed in the background and my ideas and opinions are no longer
important. She just steamrolls me, but at the same time I know
she'll be hurt if she's not involved. How can I let her know that
I don't want her help, without hurting her feelings? DH is really
no help at all, since he doesn't see her helping as a problem.
I mean, I will be pregnant, so maybe it will help out. But, at
the same time, I just don't want to deal with her.
Signed - I Wonder What
He'd say If The Shoe Was On The Other Foot
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