What’s the worst thing your mother in law has done/said?
GemstoneofHeart
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In the spirit of the holidays....
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Nothing. I love mine!3
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Two Christmases ago, she walked right into our bedroom when we were already in bed, no knock, acted super weird and like she wanted to catch us doing stuff, handed us a night light, and then pat me on the butt while still laying in bed.
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Mine was always respectful of me. Worse thing that ever happened was that she developed dementia and then passed away, saddening my wife and her family.2
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Inked_momma_ wrote: »TheRoadDog wrote: »Mine was always respectful of me. Worse thing that ever happened was that she developed dementia and then passed away, saddening my wife and her family.
Dementia is a awful disease and really hard on a family. Sorry to hear about that. I also lost someone special to me to that.
My Uncle (below Young and old) is now experiencing the first stages. My wife and I are planning a trip next Summer to see him. My Aunt and he have been married 65 years. It is very sad to see. Other than my Dad, there was no other man I respected as much.
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I wish mine was still here to say horrible things to me. She was a breast cancer survivor for many many years and past away 4 years ago last month.1
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Told me I couldn't sit on her furniture because I was too fat. I had to go out and purchase a folding chair when we went to visit her (two day drive). She also chose to visit with her friend at the country club rather than meet her new granddaughter for the first time. 30 minutes away after driving two days we got phone call to go to the house, there were hot dogs available. She was going to spend the evening with her friends at the club. WICKED WOMAN!
I'm now divorced and MIL is deceased, so things are better for me now.
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My MIL has always been very good to me. We have different opinions on a few things but have always gotten along well.
I have to share one funny story, though. When my husband and I were dating, I was trying to think of a good gift idea for his parents and thought some unusual Christmas ornaments might be cool, so I gave them several as a gift that year. Many years later after we were married, we were over my in-laws before Christmas. She was decorating the tree and was paring down her ornament collection simultaneously. Not remembering that I had given her the ornaments, she asked me if I wanted several of the ones I had given her, as she had never cared for them and couldn't remember where she got them. It's one of the things we laugh about every year when we put my rejected ornaments on our Christmas tree. We still haven't told her about it.
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I adore my Mother in Law. She was one of the reasons I stayed married for as long as I did. Didn't want to lose her...turns out we still talk and get together often 1
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My MIL was a hair dresser, and she had colored, cut and curled my hair several weeks before my wedding, and I loved it, but when I got home I noticed there was a spot where the color hadn't taken, so I had asked her if she could fix it. She got insulted and said she "didn't thinks he could please me" so she was not gonna do my hair before the wedding. TWO weeks before the wedding. Some dude at haircuttery ended up doing it and it didn't look that good.
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I don’t know much about my MIL, but I could tell you everything about my mother. That woman loves to talk on the phone let me tell you, and she also makes a mean meatloaf, especially when I degradingly yell “Ma where’s the meatloaf” from the next room.0
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Didn't bother to show up to our wedding0
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Handing my young daughter her christmas gift, an outfit much to small for her, and saying if it doesn't fit you can give it to your cousin (her other grand daughter) christmas spirit my *kitten*!!0
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I love my MIL. Anything that I THOUGHT she was doing bad to me became insignificant with more age, maturity and wisdom on my part. I realize now that she just loves hard, protects her family and TAKES NO CRAP. I can't even explain how much I have learned from her. She's a beast in the very best way. Love you Mommy (in-law).2
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Well, I'm pretty sure even the devil has a nicer heart than my MIL.2
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Mine lives out of town and doesn't visit often but she has always been nice. I think she was disappointed to find I had opted for a hysterectomy to treat my fibroids (had only been married 1.5 years prior to the surgery) because that meant no grandchildren (not that there would've been any, anyway, since I didn't want them), but she actually did quite a good job of keeping the disappointment hidden.0
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DanyellMcGinnis wrote: »Mine lives out of town and doesn't visit often but she has always been nice. I think she was disappointed to find I had opted for a hysterectomy to treat my fibroids (had only been married 1.5 years prior to the surgery) because that meant no grandchildren (not that there would've been any, anyway, since I didn't want them), but she actually did quite a good job of keeping the disappointment hidden.
By sending you baby clothes in the mail?1 -
She moved into my house, wouldn't let me cook or clean.
Which really sucked, because I don't eat meat and they do.
Then she threw out my cleaning stuff and took it upon herself to do everything in my house. Then to top it all off she told the neighbours that I was lazy and didn't know how to cook. While I was basically living off of cereal that I would hide and eat. In my own home.
She blamed me that her son would smoke in the house, and told me I couldn't work out before work anymore because it bothered her.
I kicked her out on her butt eventually, and she told every person in my small town why I was an evil woman. This really effected my business and cost me a lot of money. No matter what, neither my husband's dad or my husband would stand up to her. Because if you made her upset, all of a sudden she'd be in the hospital dying of something.
We've since made up, but I'm still very cautious around her. There is a lesson here folks, do not let your MIL move in your house.5 -
Homeopathic medicines are effective.0
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LiveLoveFitFab wrote: »She moved into my house, wouldn't let me cook or clean.
Which really sucked, because I don't eat meat and they do.
Then she threw out my cleaning stuff and took it upon herself to do everything in my house. Then to top it all off she told the neighbours that I was lazy and didn't know how to cook. While I was basically living off of cereal that I would hide and eat. In my own home.
She blamed me that her son would smoke in the house, and told me I couldn't work out before work anymore because it bothered her.
I kicked her out on her butt eventually, and she told every person in my small town why I was an evil woman. This really effected my business and cost me a lot of money. No matter what, neither my husband's dad or my husband would stand up to her. Because if you made her upset, all of a sudden she'd be in the hospital dying of something.
We've since made up, but I'm still very cautious around her. There is a lesson here folks, do not let your MIL move in your house.
She sounds lovely. How did this effect your relationship with your husband-given that he wouldn't stand up to her and then you booted her out?0 -
My mother-in-law? she's a sweetie cake. My own mother however....she's pulled a knife on me before.3
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I love my mother-in-law. She's awesome with her grandkids and takes them without complaint. She's always doing nice stuff for us and always made sure I had a good meal when I was in the hospital with my son. I really lucked out with my husbands family.0
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My MIL passed before I ever had a chance to meet her. Family members say we would have gotten along well.
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TheRoadDog wrote: »Inked_momma_ wrote: »TheRoadDog wrote: »Mine was always respectful of me. Worse thing that ever happened was that she developed dementia and then passed away, saddening my wife and her family.
Dementia is a awful disease and really hard on a family. Sorry to hear about that. I also lost someone special to me to that.
My Uncle (below Young and old) is now experiencing the first stages. My wife and I are planning a trip next Summer to see him. My Aunt and he have been married 65 years. It is very sad to see. Other than my Dad, there was no other man I respected as much.
Beautiful couple.0 -
LiveLoveFitFab wrote: »She moved into my house, wouldn't let me cook or clean.
Which really sucked, because I don't eat meat and they do.
Then she threw out my cleaning stuff and took it upon herself to do everything in my house. Then to top it all off she told the neighbours that I was lazy and didn't know how to cook. While I was basically living off of cereal that I would hide and eat. In my own home.
She blamed me that her son would smoke in the house, and told me I couldn't work out before work anymore because it bothered her.
I kicked her out on her butt eventually, and she told every person in my small town why I was an evil woman. This really effected my business and cost me a lot of money. No matter what, neither my husband's dad or my husband would stand up to her. Because if you made her upset, all of a sudden she'd be in the hospital dying of something.
We've since made up, but I'm still very cautious around her. There is a lesson here folks, do not let your MIL move in your house.
She sounds lovely. How did this effect your relationship with your husband-given that he wouldn't stand up to her and then you booted her out?
He seconded the booting out because I was so done and ready to go myself if she didn't go. He had to second the booting out, because despite me telling them to leave, they just ignored me. Like it wasn't my house or something.
I have to say this was nine years ago, and we get along great now. There is something to be said for standing up for yourself and letting someone know their actions are not going to be endured. She didn't speak to us for a few years, but they came around and now we live about an hour away from them.
You teach people how to treat you. And if they don't learn the lesson, you need to get out of the situation and distance yourself until they learn how to treat you. No matter who they are to you.2 -
LiveLoveFitFab wrote: »LiveLoveFitFab wrote: »She moved into my house, wouldn't let me cook or clean.
Which really sucked, because I don't eat meat and they do.
Then she threw out my cleaning stuff and took it upon herself to do everything in my house. Then to top it all off she told the neighbours that I was lazy and didn't know how to cook. While I was basically living off of cereal that I would hide and eat. In my own home.
She blamed me that her son would smoke in the house, and told me I couldn't work out before work anymore because it bothered her.
I kicked her out on her butt eventually, and she told every person in my small town why I was an evil woman. This really effected my business and cost me a lot of money. No matter what, neither my husband's dad or my husband would stand up to her. Because if you made her upset, all of a sudden she'd be in the hospital dying of something.
We've since made up, but I'm still very cautious around her. There is a lesson here folks, do not let your MIL move in your house.
She sounds lovely. How did this effect your relationship with your husband-given that he wouldn't stand up to her and then you booted her out?
He seconded the booting out because I was so done and ready to go myself if she didn't go. He had to second the booting out, because despite me telling them to leave, they just ignored me. Like it wasn't my house or something.
I have to say this was nine years ago, and we get along great now. There is something to be said for standing up for yourself and letting someone know their actions are not going to be endured. She didn't speak to us for a few years, but they came around and now we live about an hour away from them.
You teach people how to treat you. And if they don't learn the lesson, you need to get out of the situation and distance yourself until they learn how to treat you. No matter who they are to you.
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When XH announced we were engaged, former MIL's first response was: Is she pregnant? Why else would you propose? - in front of me. That was the first time we met. To her credit she did at least act like I wasn't in the room, although she was holding my left forearm while she said it. While planning the wedding she was always quick to tell me how and why everything I arranged was a bad idea, but she wanted to invite every person she may have ever stood within 5 feet of. It improved over the years, but it was a very rough start.1
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