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Mother-In-Law Stories
March 12, 2010
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I am completely gutted,
as MIL offered to "loan" us the price of the house 6 weeks
ago, and DH is going to take it. It was after I refused to go to
her house for Christmas, for the first time ever. I have said,
from the beginning, that the idea of borrowing money from her fills
me with horror. But, DH and his whole family came down on me like
a ton of bricks. I have cried and overeaten (have put on over a
stone in 4 weeks), and I've had very little sleep since. They told
me that I had no right to refuse DH his inheritance, and that not
liking MIL isn't a good enough reason. First, how is a loan an
"inheritance"? Second, how does the whole family know
that something was between DH and MIL? Third, we had to borrow
about a month's wages when we first married, and she acted like
she owned us. I worked 3 jobs and took out a bank loan to pay her
back in 2 weeks, because I felt so trapped by her. I went to see
a lawyer. I was told that if one person wants to pay off our joint
mortgage, then the only way to stop them is to buy them out of their
half. I have been a SAHM for ten years at DH's request. I cannot
pay for half our mortgage, let alone the whole thing. I have argued
nonstop since 'the offer" came up, and the money is being transferred
in two weeks. I feel betrayed by the one person I thought I could
trust. MIL now seems to think that she has purchased my DS. She
told me that she had discussed it with DH, and he agreed that DS
will visit her for the whole of Easter break. This was not a DH
and DW discussing their DS's holiday. This was DM (MIL) and DS
discussing it, and I could go lump it. I said, "No, what about
homework?" MIL doesn't think homework is important, and it
is always left unstarted. So, I now have DS for 4 days, over Easter,
to cram his studies in, and MIL has him the rest of the time. I
get the horrible part, and she has the fun. DH told me that he
wants DS to know his DM (whom I would call bad tempered, scheming
and childish), and I should butt out. He also wants to keep MIL
sweet, and spend the time house hunting. So, that means DS changing
schools when we buy a house, then changing school again 9 months
later to go to high school. I'm losing my home, any security we
have built up over the last twenty years, and, most importantly,
my ability to spend quality time with my child. I have no family
whom I can rely on, and no money of my own. My friends are the
sort to have tea with, but would vanish at the first signs of trouble.
I have spent the last four weeks eating, crying and losing hours
just staring at the wall, trying to sort this out. The lawyer even
suggested that moving may be a good thing, because I would have
more to work with if I chose to divorce. I am starting to wonder
if that was MIL's plan from the beginning.
Signed - I Think I'm
Losing It
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Worst gift: This Christmas,
I received one of the worst gifts ever from my ILs. My MIL picked
out the gift: An ugly, puffy jacket that is several sizes too big
for me! I am not super thin, but I am not overweight, either.
However, it is nice to know that my MIL thinks I need a "plus
sized" jacket. NOT! Since this was the only gift I received
from them, I thanked them and tried to be gracious about it. However,
MIL kept insisting that I try it on, and I finally did,. I had to
bite my lip when she said, "Oh, that fits perfectly!"
Oh, my goodness! DH and I BOTH could fit in that thing together.
Signed - What Was She
Thinking?! Good Grief!
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