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Mother-In-Law Stories
December 31, 2010
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Not sure what the crazy
MIL is up to now, but today she decided to stop at our house and
take pictures of our home. I looked up to see a strange van pull
up into our driveway. I simply stood at the door and saw MIL sitting
in her van, (which, BTW, is JUST LIKE MINE!), with a camera in one
hand and her cell phone in the other. I'm not entirely sure what
it was that she was taking pictures of or why. I mean, there is
snow covering everything, so maybe she wanted some scenic pictures?
I told DH, when he got home, and all he could say was, "B****
is nuts."
Signed - Maybe Some Scenic
Pictures?
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I have written about my
MIL before - no real complaints, as she is very kind to me, and
had always treated me well. But, from time to time, I just have
to vent about her, so here goes.
I've been feeling very sorry for MIL lately, because, toward the
end of last Summer, she started having lots of eye problems. She's
had a couple of very touchy surgeries, and has been nearly blind,
for a few weeks, while waiting to heal. This has been very difficult
for her, as she lives alone, and is used to being very busy and
independent.
MIL never lets you get a word in edgewise, and that would have to
be the one big complaint I have. Now that she wants (gets) to tell
DH and me all about how horrible she feels, it has gotten worse.
She has told me, at least four times, that BIL and SIL got her a
large clock, with numbers that she can read, so she can, at least,
tell time. They also programmed her phone with all the family numbers
in the quick dial mode, because she cannot see the phone pad. So,
the last time she called, she was going on for several minutes about
how difficult life is now. It's pretty much the same thing she
says every time. I just listen patiently, because I know she will
never change, and I know it makes her feel good to just talk it
out. Then, out of nowhere, she paused (!!) and asked me how my
job was going. I said, "Oh, well it ..." and off she
went AGAIN about BIL and SIL buying her a clock with the large numbers,
and how they set up her phone. All I can do is take a deep breath
and let her go on. Really, she will say the same exact thing, on
the same call, two or three times. DH can't stand it. That's why
she'd rather talk to me. He gets sick of it real fast and yells
at her, "Mom ... MOM!! I don't CARE!! MOM!! STOP!! You
TOLD me already!" Then, they start bickering, and I leave
the room. It's amazing that she knows anything about me at all,
since I have never completed a sentence in the 22 years I've known
her. The main thing I wish she would stop doing is telling me not
to quit my job. I don't know why she thinks I would. I don't always
like my job, but it's usually fine, and I'm very thankful to have
it. If I have a chance to vent a bit about my job, she almost yells,
"Oh - don't quit! Don't leave your job! What will you do
without a job?! Be thankful!" I guess it's fine for HER to
vent about things, but not me? Well, that's about it. It really
isn't all that bad - just frustrating at times. And, we live all
the way on the other side of the country from her, so we have a
nice buffer. I just wish she and DH wouldn't bicker all the time.
It makes me crazy! But I am ...
Signed - Patient ...
Always Patient!
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