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kmh2201
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MIL on last nerve...(vent)
kmh2201
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So I generally don't like my MIL to begin with, but I have no patience for her at this point. I am streseed out at work (it's our busy season), DH has been gone almost all week on a business trip, and I turn 36 weeks tomorrow (so I am so over this pregnancy and ready to have this baby!).
MIL called last night after 10 pm (which I think is rude to begin with, but when you know the person you're calling goes to be early because they are pregnant, that is just beyond rude). DH told her before he went out of town that he was going to be gone, and which dates. (She actually called DH last night too, and it was 3 am in California where he is right now.) She leaves this snotty message about borrowing our video camera and basically tells us to put the video camera in the garage so she can pick it up this morning. I didn't even check the message until I got home from work tonight, so obviously I didn't leave the camera for her. I called DH to find out why she wanted to borrow it, and apparently she was going to let a friend of hers use it. Excuse me?! I'm sure I've never even met this friend, and I certainly don't want someone I've never met borrowing something like that. I really want to have our video camera on hand because we have a pretty big life event coming up--the birth of our son!!! (Knowing MIL, we either would never see it again, or it would come back broken or otherwise not in the same condition at the time it was loaned.)
I swear that if she calls tonight or mentions it next time I see her I am going to give her the what-for. She is not going to want to mess with me in the mood I'm in right now.
Anyone else's MIL on their last nerve?
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Re: MIL on last nerve...(vent)
I think it's VERY rude of her to ask to borrow something so that a friend of hers (who you don't even know) can use it. It's not like it was just some sugar or something, it was your video camera! Goodness, I don't know what goes through MIL's thought processes sometimes.
Mine is planning her own shower for me, apart from my mothers, and told my FI that I am being very ungrateful and rude about it all. I apparently need to acknowledge everything she is doing and tell her what good of a job she is doing. Literally. That's what she said.
How do I get one of those on my MIL??
DITTO!
Although, I did tell the L&D department that I want my MIL kept at least 50 feet away from me at all times during my stay. I was just trying to be funny to lighten the mood while I was there, but the nurse that was taking care of me WROTE IT IN MY FILE! She said it could be taken care of!
Cha-Ching!
Yes, although I have issues with her generally. She's going to be staying with us for a few days after the baby comes (unfortunately she can't afford a hotel) and I know she won't be helpful at all. I'll have to pick her up at the airport which means she won't have a car to drive, however she doesn't drive around areas she's not familiar with anyway. So it'll be me, her and the baby stuck in the house..ugh. She makes me uncomfortable to begin with, and running on no sleep with a newborn won't help matters. I joked with DH that I'll check myself and the baby into a hotel!
"You're gonna miss this You're gonna want this back You're gonna wish these days hadn't gone by so fast..."
This!
I've said this before and I'll say it again:
There needs to be a MIL/Mother vent section!
I could go on and on about my MIL!! I found out she's upset because my family is so big, she's pretty sure she'll never see this baby....even though she lives 10 miles away and my family lives 25!!
Hmm...maybe not.
That sucks. But I do like the PP about keep her 50 ft from my delivery room. 
Damn! I guess I'll be grateful that my MIL wouldn't go that far.
Actually, I need someone to tell me if I'm overreacting to something my MIL said.
My friend gave birth on Saturday. I spoke with my friend's mom on Sunday and got all the details and found out everything went well (she was high risk) but she would be in the hospital for a few days. As of Monday night I still hadn't heard from my friend and MIL says "oh she must have post partum depression". What the hell? I didn't say anything to her about it but this is a stupid thing to say right?
:: facepalm ::
I'm starting to believe that women who gave birth to boys anywhere from 20-40 years ago are all the same. INSANE.
Dude read my post from yesterday and you will see how my MIL is driving me insane also!!!
I would just tell her that the camera broke!!! lol
Scary! I'm sorry to hear that. My MIL is on medication for bipolar, but apparently it's not working. (Could be the pot that she smokes. Research shows that smoking pot makes bipolar worse.) Needless to say, DS will never be with her alone...