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Mother-In-Law Stories
March 9, 2008
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FEBRUARY
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My ILs are older, and
my DH is an only child. For the last 7 years, my MIL has been nagging
us to "give" her a grandchild. We finally decide to start
a family, and now my MIL wants less to do with me than before!!
She rarely spoke to me before, but now she totally ignores me!
It's frustrating sometimes, but, really, I'm not complaining. It's
better than having her as my shadow, which is what I was afraid
would happen once I was pregnant.
Signed - Being Ignored
Is The Better Alternative!
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I feel like I got my payback
on my MIL and SIL, without even doing anything! FSIL and I were
planning a wedding at the same time. It made me so happy when she
got engaged, because I thought we could share ideas and plan our
weddings together. BUT, during the planning process my MIL and
SIL expressed nothing but jealousy, envy and anger. They just plain
snubbed me and any of my ideas. I was so hurt because I was looking
forward to bonding with my SIL, because I have no sisters. I would
cry to DF because my MIL and SIL were always so mean to me. They
would discount anything I said about weddings, just because it came
from me. Most of the jealousy came from the fact that my parents
are throwing me a wedding in the 60K range. I never put a price
tag on my wedding or my SIL's wedding because I felt that it was
nobody's business how much you spend on your day. I was just excited
to do wedding stuff. But, my MIL and SIL excluded me and anything
that I had to say about my wedding or her wedding. They made it
very CLEAR to me that they were only spending 15K on their reception,
even though I NEVER told them how much I budgeted. They also said
that my ideas were NOT what they are looking for because they were
WAY too expensive. I happen to know that my ideas were very nice
and reasonable, and could have very well happened on a 15K budget.
I had to deal with the constant digs and remarks about how their
wedding was not going to be as NICE as my wedding. It was almost
to the point where they were trying to made me feel guilty for planning
a nice wedding. Like I said, there are a lot of really nice things
you could do for 15K, but they cheapened their reception down because
they did not listen or do any research. My SIL just got married
a couple of weeks ago, which turned out to be a nice event. I did
not understand the venue that they chose for their reception, as
it clearly was not a place for a wedding reception. The place looked
like a tooling nightmare, but to each their own. We had a nice
time and the bride and groom seemed to be very happy, and that is
all that matters. NOW, it has been brought to my attention that
FMIL and FIL are being sued by the venue for 50K for damages and
codes that were broken in this venue. The venue claims that, up
front, they stated that they were not set up for such an event,
and I guess my MIL signed something stating that they would make
it work within their guidelines and codes. Apparently, they did
not abide by the rules and they are now going to have to pay. I
feel so bad that I am happy about this, but they made me so miserable!
I am still planning my wedding, and all I can think of is how much
she could have done with the 65K they may be out if this lawsuit
goes though. If only they had put aside their jealousy and envy
and actually listened, they would not be in this position. BIG
SMILE ON MY FACE.
Signed - I Got Payback!
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Worst gift: My MIL (who
is very wealthy) sent my 7 year old twins a birthday gift of an
old backpack she had gotten for free from a trip she took years
ago, and several paperback books that were at least 30 years old
(yellow and stinky - they must have come from her attic). The items
were professionally wrapped and shipped via an expensive shipping
center. My children are not materialistic or greedy, but imagine
their faces when they saw their "gifts". MIL is not senile.
I can't imagine what she was thinking!!!
Signed - Perpetually
Annoyed By MIL
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