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Mother-In-Law Stories
Archives 4/29/00
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Well, she's not my mother-in-law
yet, but here goes. When my fiancé and I first started dating,
I thought my MIL was very nice, and that we would get along great.
It wasn't long before I was proven wrong. When my fiancé first
let her know we were serious, and he was giving me a ring in the near
future, she said it was too soon in our relationship. It had
been almost 4 months, and we were friends before dating. Sometimes
she could be really cool and sweet, but she does very subtle things.
On my birthday, she called my fiancé to ask how dinner went, but never
once told me Happy Birthday or told him to tell me. She talks
about how much she likes me, to family and mutual friends, but it
is very fake. My future FIL has admitted to me that she is not
happy about our marriage, while he is. The best things she has
done has come lately. First, she asked my fiancé why we were
having appetizers at our nighttime reception instead of dinner, and
why we weren't having it in the church basement instead of the hotel
we are having it in. The ditz doesn't understand that there
is a dance floor there, and the hotel sets everything up. She
then offered to pay to have a dinner for her guests. My fiancé
shrugged this off as a polite gesture. She is a known control
freak, and I think that is what she is doing. She used to call
4 and 5 times a day to say nothing. She has since slowed down.
The other two biggies are that my fiancé and I are moving in together
for 2 months before we are married, and she went off on him the other
day, because she worried about what people in our small town would
think, and it was such a cardinal sin. And, the last, she made
reservations on Easter for four people without even considering if
I would be staying or visiting my family. Four meaning her,
my FIL, my fiancé, and his younger sister. I know these problems
aren't as major as some other stories, but I need some response.
I have a feeling it's going to get worse.
***NOTE: Please feel free to respond to this (using our
mother-in-law stories submission page) if you
have any advice to share. Reference this story as "Not
Invited" in your response.
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This story is kind of
funny. It'll also show how "OFF" (to put it in a very nice way)
my MIL is.
She wants to buy a sports car, now that she is tired of deluxe luxury
cars. My husband, who will be paying for it, is totally against
it. So he's been trying to get her to buy other luxury cars.
One comment from her, "Those are for OLD people!!" This MIL
of mine is 60+. If that is not old, what is? She has several
health problems, her face is like a raisin, she can't see anything
(road signs or price tags, menus, or anything!) I know one thing,
I won't be riding with her in that sport car of hers. I felt
safe in a boat (luxury car), but the way she drives, I don't think
I'll be risking my life in a small sports car.
My MIL is just really OFF - I dislike her, but sometimes she makes
me laugh since she's so "OFF"
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Here's one for you.
My fiancé and I have been together for over 6 years. I told
him I would not marry him EVER due to his mommy (long story).
This woman is a b*tch and she hates me, not for anything that I have
or have not done, but because I am a different religion. After
6 years I finally got my fiancé to admit that his mommy hates me.
Here's the new one . . . his mother told him that she "doesn't appreciate
it" when I call her by her first name. That I should either
call her mom (which will never happen) or Mrs. X. I am not some
18 year old kid, I'm in my 30's. I told my beloved fiancé to
tell his F***ing mother that either (a) I will be happy to call her
Mrs. X, as long as she calls me Ms. Y, or (b) tell her to get over
herself.
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Hi everyone. Well,
my story is really about the family-in-law, no MIL involved here.
The SIL is a mommy replacement who acts as if our house is her home
away from home. She goes thru our things, and walks into our
bedroom without a word. One morning she went in our bedroom
and tried to wake her brother up. Thank goodness he happened
to be under the sheets since we normally don't wear pajamas!
He was furious with me for "letting" her go in there, as if I could
have stopped her had I even known that was what she was going to do!
My hubby discusses all facets of our relationship with her before
even bringing up anything with me, and then wonders what I have against
her. The other sis, what a psycho. She loves to stir up
trouble for everyone. She can cry on demand. Her husband
even is getting tired of her starting problems for everyone.
The family has their good moments with me. I try to remember
that everyone has their faults, and that my hubby depended on them
for a long time. I am glad he has a close family, but I really
value my privacy. I work long hours and don't like to come home
to seeing his family all over my furniture waiting for dinner.
I know it sounds childish, but I really want to have some time for
us too. I feel like they act like our home is theirs whenever
they want, and that we can have nothing private. It's not like
we have anything to hide, but I don't like the idea of my SIL going
into my closets. I do like them, and don't want to start a family
war; I just want some respect and privacy. I also don't want
my personal stuff and finances discussed with someone before my husband
and I discuss it. He brings it up in front of them and I feel
put on the spot to agree to everything he wants, or they act like
I am a bitch and he is wonderful. Any advice on how to deal
with these people would be truly appreciated.
***NOTE: Please feel free to respond to this (using
our mother-in-law stories submission page) if you
have any advice to share. Reference this story as "SIL
in Closets" in your response.
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I am truly disgusted by
my MIL. She has never worked a day in her life. Her husband
had a business (which is now run by my husband) and she lives very
comfortably. She always has a nice car to drive; my husband
pays her expenses. I do the bookkeeping, helping my husband
out financially. Apparently, it is not good enough. She
needs more money. I told my husband to give her more money so
that she would leave us alone, but he said that she would want more
and more and more .... 'till there is no more company. The company
will go out of business, not because there is no work, but because
my MIL used up all the money.
The other day, my husband pointed out to his mother that she does
not appreciate what I do for the company and her. She gets all
offended and starts yelling, "I do appreciate her. I do!
That's why I try to get little things and blah blah blah ...”
The following day, she accused me of stealing. When my husband
asks her, "How?", then she goes, "I haven't figured it out
yet, but I know you are." This is not the first time.
Whenever she gets upset, she accuses my husband and I of stealing.
She has accused me of that before, since I am Asian and, according
to her, Asians are SNEAKY people. She did not use the term "ASIAN"
though. She just doesn't realize that if I don't do the book,
more money is going out of the company. And that, if my husband
doesn't run the company, no money would come in, and then she would
be on the streets. She thinks that the company is going to produce
money without an operator. I do not understand her. Her
favorite line is, "I ain't stupid!" But if you ask me,
that's exactly what she is. She is an old, bitter, greedy woman.
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