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Mother-In-Law Stories
February 25, 2008
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I have been with my DH
for 8 years. We have been married almost 4 of those years. MIL
says that she will come first, before me or anyone. She has told
him that he has to tell her whenever he is doing a side job, and
how much he makes. She wants to know because there are a few bills
in her name. Yes, we pay those bills like we are supposed to each
month, just like we pay our landlord rent. Are we supposed to tell
him all the details as well when DH does a job? I don't think so.
It is none of his business. It is none of her business what he
does and how much he makes. She just told him to buy her a TV and
a laptop computer. She has said some nasty things about me in the
past and she still does today. Yesterday she did. I don't know
what she said. DH won't tell me what she said. I feel that I have
every right to know what she said. She has even wished me dead.
There have been A LOT of times when she hasn't treated the children
fairly. I have five children. She only has three beds in her home.
She sleeps in the big bed. Two of the other children sleep in the
other two beds. DH sleeps on the sofa, and I have to sleep sitting
up in the chair. She says that I can sleep with her, but I don't
think so. The older three children are from a previous marriage.
She has really treated them like sh!t. She is getting better with
that because she knows that if she doesn't treat them fairly, I
will jump her sh!t. She still treats them badly in different ways,
though. She doesn't want us disciplining the children. It is ok
for her to, but if we do it, she will ask, "Did they hurt you?"
and things like that. She thinks that she can do whatever she wants.
If we tell one of the children they can't have something, she gives
it to them anyway. She calls me every day, at least 5 times a day,
and asks the same questions all the time. She wants to know whether
my DH has paid this and paid that. She has threatened that if he
doesn't pay, she will have him put in jail. She has even wished
him to die, when he hasn't given in to her. My cousin was visiting,
and we were going to the flower show. She said, "What is this
flower show? Who is this cousin? Is she your first, second, or
third? Where are her parents?, etc." One of my children didn't
go, so she asked, "What was his problem?" She thinks
that she has to know everything about everything, and I am over
it. I really don't know how much more I can take. I love my DH,
but I can't take MIL anymore. I have dealt with her for eight years.
I can't deal with her anymore. Trust me, there is a lot more.
I could probably write a book. That is how bad it truly is. I
need some advice.
Signed - I Can't Take
MIL Anymore
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My MIL is a martyr who
bullies by using guilt tactics. Outwardly, she appears to be a
nice person, and there are, in fact, some good qualities about her.
Unfortunately, they're overshadowed by her inability to apologize
for anything (even when she's obviously wrong, like how to spell
a word), to blankly deny a truth, and to withdraw friendship if
there is a disagreement. In fact, she's been ignoring me now for
nearly two years because I second-guessed a truth she adamantly
denied several times. She changed her story each time. She doesn't
face the confrontation or even say, "OK, you have your opinion
and I have mine." She just stops talking to whoever upsets
her. Her own children know her tactics all too well, and, over
the years, have had to woo her with flowers, gifts and drawn-out
apologies to win back her love. It's infuriating to watch someone
bully others in this way. I've tried repairing damage, but it's
no good to her if I say, "Look, let's just move on."
She's counting on me to take full blame for anything that goes wrong
between us.
Signed - The Martyr-In-Law
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Worst MIL ever. I thought
I got along with my MIL until she physically and verbally assaulted
me from the back seat of a vehicle. She called me names that I
won't repeat. She never gave us a card or gift for our wedding.
She took out a loan in my DH's name (somehow she did this without
his signature) for $100,000. I have tried to make amends (for what?
I don't know, as I did nothing to her) and get along. But, to this
day, she makes cocky and rude remarks to me. She tells my DH how
she hates me and cannot trust me. At my baby shower, she asked
me, in front of all my friends, "When was the first time you
slept with my son?" She does not visit our DD or pretend to
even care about her. I am over her, but what bothers me is that
my DH doesn't stick up for me? I wonder why that is. Oh yeah,
I forgot that we even pay for her condo mortgage. If someone paid
my mortgage, I'd be kissing their you-know-what. Help, make this
woman go away and get out of our lives.
Signed - Abused
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