Mother In Laws

[seedcorn]

For husbands only.........does your wife (as she ages) become more and more like her mom? Both good and bad.

My wife went from hating the actions of her mom to becoming her mom.......oh, yes, the kids love it.....NOT.

For the wives...do we become our dads?

 

[JustChicky]

I live with my MIL. I love her and we get along most of the time. We have both had our moments, but I think we both try to get past it and enjoy the things we have in common.

 

[2468Chickensrgr8]

My wife went from hating the actions of her mom to becoming her mom...

My worst freakin' nightmare...that has been such a struggle for me.....I believe I am winning.....for my kids sake...

 

[Rhett&SarahsMom]

I had 2 MILs for a while. Dhs step mom passed away this year.
No love lost between us though. She was the woman that upon us telling them we were expecting told me that I should have an abortion.

WHO SAYS THAT?????!!! I mean really.

Other MIL told me that the wedding dress tyle I was looking at would make my butt look bigger than it already was. And then proceeded to tell me that I HAD to invite so and so and so and so. Ah ha. We paid for the wedding ourselves. And those so and so's we did invite? RSVP attending and never bothered to show up. grrrr

I am becoming my mom, but thats ok. My mom is just cool.

 

[thechickenchick]

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You are right! You are not all bad! I love my MIL very much and have NOTHING but nice things to say. She reminds me a great deal of my own mother who has passed away. My first MIL was one of the evil ones described here. I was blessed all the way around this time!! Thank you for being one of those great MILs. It sounds like the world could use more of you!

 

[agnes_day]

well, my mother in law told my husband that our kids had defective genes and that she didnt want to see them ever again!

she is a true nutcase, seriously!

 

[sundance]

i think I had the best mother in law ever, she has been dead over 20 years and so has my mother. I have heard that son's marry women just like their mother, I told my DH the other day I could not possible have been that overbearing, know all B####, when my boys were growing up.That survey was WRONG. marrie

 

[seismic wonder2]

My MIL is just wonderful. She sits on the mantle and gets dusted once a week.

 

[gapeachy]

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LOL....now that is just wrong....but funny

 

[SterlingAcres]

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Okay okay. Here's the background on MY MIL and as to why I loathe the woman.
1. All 6 of her living children are in debt up to their eyeballs from 'student loans and credit cards'. All the kids were 'required' to do at least 1 year of college. Because they'd all be eligible for money.

They applied for a $4,000 loan when Ian was in the Disney Program at college and sent him to FL with $300 in his pocket. They kept his loan money and his credit cards. Niiiiice.
2. My husband has purchased MIL/FIL's last THREE vehicles. They would take his whole paycheck, along with his sisters and brothers who were still living at home. They give new meaning to child labor, FIL beat the tar out of my husband from the day he was born. Almost broke his kneecaps with a baseball bat when he was 16. Continued that 'lovely' treatment up until I met Ian. He's always been rude to me, as well as her. I've been called a slew of names, including 'retarded wh*re', because I would not give them MY paychecks the year I was living there. Apparently, I only wanted Ian for a hobby

3. The day my MIL threw me out of their house, she slapped me. She's lucky she didn't eat her teeth, because had my OWN mother did that, she'd be sore. I'll tell ya that much.
4. When I got pregnant with our first son, my MIL would call my husband's cell phone several times a week to leave messages like 'I saw Michelle out with so and so in the trails. That baby isn't yours! She'll ruin your life, come home to Mommy' ... FREAK?! Considering I never left the house when I was pregnant, that's funny.
5. She did the same thing with our second son's pregnancy. Oh how I love thee, MIL.
6. She finds it in her heart to email me randomly every 2-3 months to start some new drama. Example: If Ian doesn't call his 'real family', it is MY fault. Because afterall, I keep Ian and his sons from their 'real family'. Like I'm dirt or something. So, that automatically labels me 'The Prison Guard' to the inlaws.

The sad part? The MIL, FIL and majority of the kids are all the same. They treat me like garbage. I've married down considerably. I know if MY parents or siblings ever treated my husband like that, there would be hell to pay and we'd never speak again. Ian on the other hand, is a doormat that is used to being conned and controlled, so he can't help but say yes to anything they ask of him. I wish someone would send them all arsenic fruit cakes for the holidays.

So, that's why I hate my MIL. The ONLY nice thing she's ever done for me... oh yeah, I got a compliment once. 'You make gorgeous babies.' Yeah, I know, now crawl back under your rock.