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Mother-In-Law Mall
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Mother-In-Law Stories
February 3, 2010
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DH and I have been married
almost 10 months. We have no children at the present time. Although,
we have two dogs. DH is in the Air Force Reserve, currently serving
in Iraq. Before we got married, I noticed some controlling/jealous
traits in my MIL. One of the first examples made it very clear
to me how things would be for us in the future. When DH first came
home from basic training (before we were married), MIL made it clear
that she would get the first hug. I thought it was very immature,
but didn't comment because we were not married and she was his mother.
Since we have gotten married, things have gotten worse. Some issues
are smaller, but they still get to me sometimes. For example, she
is constantly calling him "my baby" ,"my boo boo
bear", etc. At first, I shrugged it off, but it is starting
to annoy me. When we are in public, my MIL is so clingy to DH.
She hugs him and kisses him on his cheek, or she wraps her arm around
his. I thought that things were suppose to change once you get
married, or even when a male gets to a certain age. I know it annoys
him, because sometimes he tells her. But, she continues. I feel
as if it is a competition between us. Since he has been in Iraq
(about 3 weeks), things have gotten more intense. His birthday
was coming up and I wanted to send him a special package from me,
with things he might need or want. I also printed out pictures
and put them in the box. I told my MIL this, and she decided to
send a package as well, with sort of the same things. But, instead,
she put a bunch of pictures on a disc with a slide show. When we
had a going away party for him, we decided to have everyone write
something of their choice on cards, and then we would send them
to him in Iraq. Before the party was over, the cards were taken
up by MIL and brought home. I never saw the first card. She read
every one and then sent them to him. All she had to say was, "Sorry,"
explaining nothing else. Every time she comes over to my house
I am told, "You are such a bad mom," talking about my
dogs. When she feeds them and they almost inhale the food, she
accuses me of starving my dogs. I have a growing great dane, and
he will eat anything you put in front of his face. I guess my question
is, "Do you think she is doing this without realizing it, or
is she doing this to pick at me?" If so, should my DH or I
confront her? This has got to stop, and I need help on how to make
things change, without blowing things out of proportion.
Signed - Aggravated
( responses to this story )
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When my DS was born, my
MIL wanted to come and stay, just after the birth, for 3 weeks.
The way she asked was by taking me to a greasy spoon, whilst I was
feeling very green with morning sickness, and basically planning
out what she wanted to do at my labor and DS's birth. Now, knowing
my MIL, I thought that this was a terrible idea. So, I asked for
4 days for new baby, DH and me to learn to be a family. I know
that not including her was mean, but MIL is a complete drama queen
and everything is a crisis. She is not very nice to know, especially
when I am on my own with her, as she likes to play "he said
- she said". Her help would just mean more work, and I had
enough to deal with. So, I said, "NO!" and explained
that we needed a few days together first, then she could come the
week after. Her response was to have a huge blowup with DH. She
didn't come to see her GS until he was 8 weeks old, and then she
saw him twice a year after that, for the last 10 years. Now, she
wants to play GM (now that the hard work is done). DH wants DS
to know her, and all I see is red. Is my anger clouding my judgment,
as she seems to treat her GS well? Has this leopard changed her
spots? If I get this wrong, then I'm sure my DS will blame me.
Signed - Has This Leopard
Changed Her Spots?
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