Mother in Law stories--ya got any?

I have had 12 wonderful years without mine in our lives. She is the second most evil #%^$@# in the world.(my sister is first)
When her mother became ill, we were moving 300 miles away. The job was not working out, so she begged us to come live in grandma's house and take care of it, rent free. We decided it would not be right to live completely free, so we paid some of the utilities when we were presented with bills. I was not just going to take her word for anything. She is a money grubbing witch. After we moved back, I would help look after her mother when she had to work. She waited until s/o was out of town working, then dropped her mother off in my yard and tried to sneak away. I saw her and went out to see what was up, and we ended up in a fist fight. I had to take grandma to be evaluated, to see if I could care for her myself, and found out that she had been physically abused, and not fed. The poor woman was so disoriented, she did not know me, and attacked me with a kitchen knife. We were very close for many years. I cared for her until she died, 24/7, then MIL tried to say I killed her! She showed up at 3 a.m. to the coroner's house, drunk, screaming that I had murdered her dear mother. She also raided her mother's bank account for $10,000+ while we were caring for her. That is just the tip of the iceberg in this little drama! Then we ran in to her accidentally, and she was amazed that we wanted nothing to do with her. I sincerely hope she rots in hell, and that I get to pick out the nursing home she is going to when she has nobody to take care of her when she needs it!

My MIL was the MIL from hell so I thought. The only reason being is because my husband was a real @$$ before we got married. Long before. There was some horrible things that he had did because he was pretty messed in the head. He would call his mom and say I was doing many bad things to him from Cheating to what ever else he could think of to make people think I was a really bad person which allowed him to get away with his behavior

It broke my heart so I ended up leaving due to some abuse When this all took place he went to Anger management and some other councelling things and a program called the turning point. He changed his ways big time and the doctor helped figure out an embalance that was causing the problems. Poor thing We got back together and worked our problems out, he had to go to his family and tell them all the stories he had made up was lies. Trust me this was the hardest thing he had to do but he did it

We decided to get married sometime after and his mom come to me and hugged me and said she was sorry She was very happy we worked out and now she and I get along PERFECT I love spending time with her and his family. They are all so good to me now, I thank god that everything worked out because I do love my hubby very much. Its not 100% and sometimes things can go 10 steps backwards but I know if we work together we will work out. Sometimes it takes his mom to tell him to smarten the hell up Nice to see she is on myside now

Wow, these stories are amazing. I don't know how you stand it.

I am blessed with a wonderful MIL and FIL and my husband's 5 siblings and spouses.

After being married 27+ years I have never heard one of them say a bad word about any of the others. If anything they go out of their way to be kind to each other and loving.

I wish I could share some of that with you folks because they are the most amazing family I have ever met.

Originally Posted by Yosemite

Wow, these stories are amazing. I don't know how you stand it.

I am blessed with a wonderful MIL and FIL and my husband's 5 siblings and spouses.

After being married 27+ years I have never heard one of them say a bad word about any of the others. If anything they go out of their way to be kind to each other and loving.

I wish I could share some of that with you folks because they are the most amazing family I have ever met.

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It is nice to hear stories like that because it seems you really hear less good stories thse days. I really wish my in-laws had treated my husband better. Believe me, my family isn't perfect either, but compared to my in-laws, they are great!

My MIL is also not that bad. Shortly after we were married she got on a kick about us having kids. Fortunatley I found a way to firmly and somewhat nicely tell her that we are not having children till I am at least 28. The SIL got pregnant and it's been ok since. I think DH may have also said something. I am a very private person when it comes to some things. If you cross thoes lines I will tell you.

Well my boyfriends mother is crazy! I've never met any of his family though.

Originally Posted by HannahJ

Thats funny. I had a similar thing happen with my husband--MIL always calls me "Hanny" and Gavin used to for about a week before I flipped in the exact same way--he's never called me that since!! Your sounds less malicious--more annoying in her ditziness, am I right?

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Yep. Let me put it this way, if they were rich they would be "eccentric," as it is they're just plain loopy !

Cindy
Mom to Narsil, Mithril and Kellie da Peke

Do ex-almost Mothers in law count? Because I have to tell this one!
My ex & I met in Florida & moved out to California for 6 years. After a hard struggle making ends meet in an expensive state, we went for broke & returned to florida. To make a very long story short, I found out by accident that his horrrible, materialistic SICK collecting FREAK of a mother had been using my name to order things from mail-order accounts like QVC, HSN, Barbies by Mail, Franklin Mint, etc.. While I was working my ass off in California trying to make ends meet! If she had been there physically when I found this out, I probably would have beaten that woman to death, I was THAT angry. Meanwhile, every horizontal surface in this crazy woman's apt is covered with dust collecting junk, yet she was ordering MORE, in my name!! She liked to pretend she was better than me, but who was the common thief?
I wanted to send her to jail soooo bad, but they were helping us get on our feet, I had no job & didn't want to burden a best friend who offered to help.
I ended up leaving him some months later for the man who is now my fiancee & I swear if I ever see that woman again I will hiss at her. And probably pick a fight.

A very dear friend told me during my engagement that I would need to put my husband and "us" ahead of his or my family...that our relationship would be the most important one in my life. It was great advice, and both dh and I see it that way. My mil is an impressive person - re intellect, skills, moral fiber, strength of character...over the years (though we are on opposite coasts) through phone calls and some emails, I've earned some respect.

Whew! I am really sorry for those of you whose stories I'm reading here, because I haven't any advice other than get your dh's or dh's to be, to follow what my friend advised me....I have been grateful to see that dh does put me and us first, and I think he feels the same about how I handle things.

Here's a fun story
(BTW, I am 19 right now, this all happenned when I was 16. I am still witht the same guy.)
(**Initials have been used to protect full names**)

My boyfriend (C) and I were alone in his dark basement after school one day, having ourselves a good time, when he dad opens the door. C jumps up, hikes up his pants and tries to block me from his dad's view. His dad, quite uncomfortable in this situation, was like "Uhhh...sorry C! Hey, is that S or L over there?"
C had apparently told his parents all about his Archie-like dating experience between me and S. I was more like Betty. And I won out.
Anyways, I replied good-naturedly, "This is L. Nice to meet you, C's dad!" and gave him a little wave. He scurried back upstairs and we thought all was good.
But then just as we got back into our fun, the door is once again opened, this time with a hint of violence in it. And C's cranky British mother storms in.

She then proceeds to give me the 3rd degree (all about what kind of person I am, doesn't seem to believe me when I try to explain to her that it is indeed possible for me to be a 16 year old girl growing up in Surrey who has never been drunk, smoked, or so much as looked at drugs with anything other than disgust. She seemed somewhat satisfied with that. Then she asked me about God. I told her I was not religious in any way. She demanded an explanation as to why I would not allow the love of God into my wicked little heart.
I calmly replied that I could not respect, let alone love, any god that puts more emphasis on worship and confessing sins than on doing good deeds and living compassionately. That seemed to anger her quite a bit, but she didn't debate it with me.
Then she asked me if I was on the pill. When I told her that no, I was not on the pill, she went right into "lecture mode" and spent the next 35 minutes telling me why I really should be on the pill before even choosing to hang out with boys, pants on or off. I mean really, who cares about all the health risks involved with altering your body's natural levels of estrogen and other hormones? The important issue here wa that I was clearly trying to get knocked up so I could steal her little boy from her.
What a cow.

And after being with him for about 3 years, it just keeps getting better and better. (please notice the thinly veiled sarcasm!!!)

This is my MIL story from my first marriage. This is ture and to this day it still hurts.....NOT!

Anywho, my then hubby to be and I were at the court house to get married at the JOP. My Mom and Dad was there and the Ex's Mother. Right as we were about to say the little I do's etc. She Stands up and in a very nasty tone says " I am not going to stand here and watch this f*ing Sh@t" and walks out to where she waited in the car until it was all over.

I should have known then that was a bad omen for the first marriage...young and foolish I was

My MIL is very nice, but not all there. We are pretty sure she has some sort of mental illness, but she is in denial, so if she was ever diagnosed, we wouldn't know with what.

She was late to our wedding, and made her brother and his girlfriend late. Why? Because she said she knew a better way to get to the ceremony. Better than directly down the highway, take an exit, and turn left. Better than the route my DH and I drove, writing down specific distances between points, knowing his uncle has a bad sense of direction.

We have asked her a number of times if she ever needs to go to the grocery store, let us know, she doesn't drive. We can pick up what she needs, or she can go with us. She never lets us know, then a few months later, calls and complains that we never do anything for her.

We put it down to whatever chemical imbalance affects her, but it does make me mad.

Wow, I must be pretty lucky. My in-laws are great, they love me and I love them. In fact, the first time I met them they were more worried about me liking them than I was about them liking me. My husband's family and extended family is really similar to mine as far as attitudes and personalities, so I'm sure that helps some. Also, the fact that right now we're living about 6800 miles away from both of our families doesn't afford much opportunity for crazed in-law moments on either side.

She could be ok really, but she had her moments when she poked her nose in when it wasn't needed, and she whined on a lot!

Cathi thats what i call one evil witch of a mother in law for doing that!!

my x's sil was a right cow.

the first time i met her she put her squaling baby on my lap (without asking me!) then announced to the room that i wasnt very maternal and would never give them grandchildren. :censor::censor::censor:?

she was 30 and i was 19 so if it made her feel good to act like a fool then thats her problem.

Call me a reactioinary but I favor the old Norse tradition that kills the mother in law immediatly after the wedding...lol

bumo\\p,bump

okay, you guys are going to hate me


when i first met my mil she hugged me and held my hand, told me i was wonderful, perfect for her son and that we made such a cute couple, she welcomed me into the family instantly and so did her other two daughters who treated me like their sister straight away and her other son is lovely too.

my mil is a very very devout Christian (baptist), she makes her own jams, flour, bread, cakes, icecream, blankets, clothes and has a huge garden so she has fresh stuff always on hand, she always puts everyone before herself, she makes us all beautiful clothes and gives us jams, she is very good friends with my mum and they go for walks together.

my mil is a truly amazing woman, she lives on a property and is so self reliant, she doesn't drink or go out dancing, she has a very simple life but she is always so happy even when life isn't going so well, i guess because she has such strong faith in the Lord, she knows He will always get her through.

i love her so much and hope that one day i can make things as good as she does and have the amazing faith in not only God but other people that she has.





felicia

Oh Felicia she sounds so amazing. You are definitly blessed!

Originally Posted by pandybear

okay, you guys are going to hate me

when i first met my mil she hugged me and held my hand, told me i was wonderful, perfect for her son and that we made such a cute couple, she welcomed me into the family instantly and so did her other two daughters who treated me like their sister straight away and her other son is lovely too.

my mil is a very very devout Christian (baptist), she makes her own jams, flour, bread, cakes, icecream, blankets, clothes and has a huge garden so she has fresh stuff always on hand, she always puts everyone before herself, she makes us all beautiful clothes and gives us jams, she is very good friends with my mum and they go for walks together.

my mil is a truly amazing woman, she lives on a property and is so self reliant, she doesn't drink or go out dancing, she has a very simple life but she is always so happy even when life isn't going so well, i guess because she has such strong faith in the Lord, she knows He will always get her through.

i love her so much and hope that one day i can make things as good as she does and have the amazing faith in not only God but other people that she has.





felicia

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Felicia you are blessed - it sounds as though she got a pretty great DIL too though!