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Mother-In-Law Mall
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Mother-In-Law Stories
March 13, 2008
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DH and I have been married
for 6 1/2 years. Because of some medical issues, I had a lot of
trouble getting pregnant. But, we were blessed 2 years ago with
a healthy little boy. We were content with our one baby, thinking
how fortunate we were that we had him. But, MIL kept harping on
us about having more kiddos. "Your SIL (that's MIL's DD) has
3 children and you only have one. You have a lot of catching up
to do." Those kind of comments became the norm almost immediately
after bringing DS home from the hospital. About 3 months ago, MIL
called to tell us that my SIL is again expecting. I said the appropriate
congrats and passed them on to my SIL as well. Then, out of the
blue, about two weeks later, during a regular doctor's appointment,
I found out that I was pregnant! I couldn't believe it! We were
so excited to pass on our news, especially to MIL, since she wants
more grandbabies. MIL has this tradition with her g'babies: When
one is born, she paints their name, dob, weight, length, etc., on
the front of her barn (we all live in a fairly rural community)
as a "birth announcement." This announcement just stays
up until it fades or the next baby comes along (DS's info was up
for over 6 months). So, when DH called to tell his mom that we
were expecting, he told her to buy extra paint for the barn and
that we were due about a week after my SIL. MIL's response was,
"I don't think the barn is big enough for two babies' information
and SIL is due first." OUCH! Then, she actually accused me
of getting pregnant just to "upstage" my SIL! Yeah, I
went back in time just to get knocked up so that my SIL wouldn't
get all the glory. Silly, huh? Unfortunately, I miscarried our
little one about 2 weeks ago. Needless to say, we were devastated.
But, along with the normal stuff to get through when you miscarry,
I developed an infection and ended up being in the hospital for
over a week, while dealing with the loss of our baby. I found out
that when people asked MIL how I was doing (while I was in the hospital)
and if there was anything they could do for us, MIL was telling
them that I had made up the pregnancy and was in the hospital because
I was trying to convince the doctors that something was wrong!
To make matters worse, MIL showed up today (unannounced - as usual)
while I was packing away all of the stuff that I had started to
gather for our newest little one and all of my maternity clothes.
She said that she was glad to see that I was boxing everything up.
It would make it easier to take with her. WHAT!? When I asked
her why she thought she was taking it, "Well, obviously you
don't need it anymore. Maybe you lost your baby so that you could
pass it on to SIL, who really can't afford as nice of stuff as you
have." Fortunately (or unfortunately) my DH heard this and
very calmly asked my MIL to leave and not come back until she returned
with a true, heartfelt apology (maybe this will keep her away for
awhile - a LONG while). But, the damage to my heart feels like
it's done. Man, what a horrible woman!
Signed - Totally Flabbergasted
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During New Year's, MIL
agreed to watch our new baby at our home overnight. This woman
has never liked me. She always wanted my DH to marry is ex-GF,
whom she is still extremely close to. I hate the ex. She has called
him numerous times, drunk, begging for him. We arrived home from
our trip, and who was sitting on MY couch, in MY home, holding MY
baby? THE EX-GIRLFRIEND. Next to her was MIL, all happy!!! Is
that insane, or what? I went off on her. Needless to say, she
is not welcome, EVER, in my home or near my child.
Signed - I Hate The Ex
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A couple of recent posts
have talked about how MIL refused to accept any food the DIL had
made. Boy, can I relate to that! DH and I had been married a few
years when we attended a family get together at IL's house. I had
been working massive overtime and didn't have time to bake any food.
So, on the way from work to the party, I stopped at a bakery and
bought a nice layer cake, which was in a plastic container. At
the party, I took the cake into the kitchen, where MIL and DH's
aunts were getting the food, including two or three homemade cakes,
ready to serve. When the party was over, I went into the kitchen
to help clean up and noticed that not only had my cake NOT been
served, it hadn't even been opened! I pointed this out to MIL and
asked why. She gave me a look, like she was smelling something
really bad, and answered, "Oh, I didn't realize we were supposed
to EAT that!"
Signed - Eat THIS!
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