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Mother-In-Law Stories
March 30, 2008
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FEBRUARY
2008
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A few years ago my MIL
had the great idea that we should go as a family to visit a relative
of hers in a state 12 hours away. I was newly married to her DS,
so I didn't feel I could say no, even though it sounded like a horrible
idea. It was winter. It was snowing, the roads were icy, and everyone
had to work. The plan was to leave on a Friday night, drive 12
hours nonstop, stay until Sunday night, and then drive 12 hours
back, so we could go to work Monday morning. The logical question,
I thought, was, "Who would be doing all this driving? When
would we sleep?" Turns out, we were supposed to take turns
sleeping and driving, so we'd all, presumably, show up to our relative's
house well rested and ready to sightsee. MIL can't even stay awake
long enough to watch an entire movie. Like I was going to sleep
while she drove us through a couple of states in the middle of the
night. I thought for sure that I'd wake up to the car lurching
about, on its way off the highway, headed right for a tree. Needless
to say, I didn't sleep the entire way there. When we got to our
relative's house, I was desperate for sleep. I said, "Go do
whatever. I'm going to take a nap." I slept for four hours,
and when I got up, there everyone still was, waiting for me. Why?
I don't know. I would have been perfectly happy staying indoors,
warm and comfy. We went sightseeing. There were two or three feet
of snow on the ground, it was beyond freezing, and I was so tired
I could barely walk in a straight line. MIL has the supremely annoying
habit of not being able to walk and talk at the same time, and she
is always talking. She'd stop the whole group of us, outside in
the freezing air, and relate some pointless story for ten minutes,
while we all blew on our hands and pulled our hats down further
over our ears. It was the worst weekend of my life. She always
steamrolls me into doing stuff that I have no interest in, getting
our help with random home repairs, etc. She guilt trips DH and
me when we dare to say that we don't want to or don't have the time.
She'll get teary-eyed and self-pitying and say that no one else
will help her, sniff, sniff. I hate that I can never just tell
her no, or tell her how unfair her actions towards DH and me are.
I mean, why can't she accept it when we tell her that we can't do
something? Why does she always have to wheedle and goad until we're
forced to say yes? How does she think that makes us feel? I can
tell you how I feel. Angry and used. She shouldn't have any power
over me, yet she does. I hate that.
Signed - Angry And Used
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My MIL once brought a
tent to our house, in December, and asked if I wanted to camp with
her in our backyard. Camp, as in sleep outside in a sleeping bag
on the ground, together, for fun. I used the cold as an excuse
(we live in the Midwest), but there were ever so many reasons why
I didn't want to camp in my own backyard with my MIL. I can't imagine
what even made her ask.
Signed - Baffled As Usual
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My MIL rings up all the
time wanting her son to go to her place and do jobs for her. I
don't mind at all, but it is getting to the point where it happens
every weekend. DH goes to her place for lunch every day, visits
her after work, and then rings her each night. He is at her place
most of the weekend. I feel as though he puts her before me. She
is bossy and knows everything about everything (thinks she does).
She still doesn't accept me after 23 years. I think that if it
came down to it, she would come first. DH thinks that I have the
problem. It has come to a head, because DH went to his sister's
for the weekend. I rang my MIL, as I couldn't get hold of him.
She said, "Leave him alone. It's none of your business what
he is doing there. You are not married to DH. I don't care, and
I am not interested in what you think." Then she put the phone
down on me. DH will not hear a word against his mother. It feels
as though it's her or me.
Signed - Very Upset
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