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Parenting after 35
NBR: I bet my MIL is worse than your MIL :)
Maybe not, but I need to vent about mine. Feel free to jump on the MIL venting bandwagon.
I celebrated my birthday over a month ago. DH celebrated his on Monday. The week before my bday she told DH that she was mailing a present for me. A week went by...2 weeks went by... She sent me a message on FB on Nov 12th that she was sending it the next day and that it would be late for me, but early for DH. Another week went by. She told DH she was sending it the following week. Nothing. He talked with her last night. She said she is mailing it today. I'm not counting on it. She called me last night, but I didn't pick up because I was in the middle of putting Logan to bed. She said she was so sorry, but she's just been going crazy. My main problem with her is the fact that it always ends up being about her. She didn't mail it because she has so much going on. Blah, blah, blah. It's not like our birthdays just popped up. They happen every year...we don't keep it a secret.
My dumba$$ BIL quit another job a few weeks ago. This is the same BIL that somehow was able to get custody of his son. I do not understand. In her conversation with DH last night she was excusing him quitting the job because it was making his back hurt so bad. Uhhhh...........
Because we are so far away from family we normally do Target wish lists for Christmas/Birthdays. This year we did one for Logan. My BIL also did one for his little boy. He has 12 pairs of pants, 5 shirts, 2 sweaters and a sh!t load of toys on there. Excessive much? DH said it's because he can't purchase the stuff himself he wants everyone else to do it. My MIL decided to get Tyler one of the presents from his list...she also got Logan one. Would it have been SO hard to actually pull up the list we made for Logan and purchase one of those gifts? Logan isn't Tyler. Why should he have to receive the same gift?
I might sound nitpicky, but she gets on my last nerve. 
I could share more, but I'll save some for another time.
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Re: NBR: I bet my MIL is worse than your MIL :)
Thanks, Shelley. I thought I got off the crazytrain when I got rid of my XMIL - apparently that train makes numerous stops all over and I just boarded again.
DH is a great guy and luckily doesn't exhibit any of the BSC traits.
He takes after his dad's side of the family.
700+ miles away is the only way it works. LOL
Hugs, Shannon!!
And I will always take an opportunity to vent about my MIL! H's sister has a major infection in her spine as well as some mental health issues...his mother has emailed us at least 6x a day for the past week with updates. Updates like "I just talked to X and she took her medicine." In fact, MIL feels the need to email the entire family every time she does anything. "I am sitting in the airport!" "I just called the gutter cleaners!" Don't. Need. (Or want). To. Know. Sometimes I feel like emailing the whole family to say "I just took a shower! AND I made a pot of coffee!"
Also, she sent an annoying email this morning: "When can I see you this weekend? You need a babysitter on Staurday maybe?" Kind of her to offer to babysit, not bedgrudging that, but it would be nice if for once she'd *ask* if we can get together, not just assume that we're getting together. She also sent an annoying email about xmas and how "it's not about the presents, it's about the love." Which is true, but she is SO NOT that person who talks/thinks/acts like that.
Amen.
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I will jump on this bandwagon!
MIL is a master weaver and as a hobby knits baby hats and booties. These sell in high-end boutiques and are really adorable.
Guess how many Matt has gotten? One. She asks what colors I would like and I tell her yet they never come. I try to be sensitive to the fact she sells these so maybe she needs the money but then don't ask me if I want any if you don't plan on making any for Matt!
Well my MIL is deceased but I have an SIL that could give your in-laws a run for the money.
Last month when her son turned 8, my other SIL (SIL2) was kind enough to send him a $75 gift card (not to mention all of the times in the past when SIL2 had given money to SIL1,who doesn't make much), unfortunately SIL2 accidentally added an "e" in the last name when she addressed the card and it so infuriated SIL1 that she called up SIL2 and cussed her out and is now not speaking to the whole family for defending SIL2. The sad part is, no one is surprised by her behavior.
I come from a laid-back drama-free family so this kind of stuff blows my mind.
My MIL is actually a lovely lady. She's very supportive of me and I even call her just to talk sometimes.
However, she totally irks me by saying she'll do something/buy something and then never does. I know finances are tight for all of us right now (and they're no exception) but I'd rather her not offer and rescind than offer in the first place.
When DH and I got engaged, she said she'd buy us a headboard for our bed (just a king frame/mattress/box spring). She never did. For my birthday, the year I was pregnant, she said she was giving me a Motherhood Maternity gift card to buy shorts for our trip to Florida. Never did. And she kept saying she wanted to buy Aaron's dresser when I was pregnant but she didn't and we ended up getting it ourselves.
Now I know better... I never expect her to follow through with her offers. lol
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I'm sorry Shannon.
I would jump on the bandwagon but am fortunate to really like my MIL.
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Oh, that's bad. Maybe you should just buy one from one of the boutiques. Maybe she would get the hint then and even if not, Matt will get a hat frmo his G'ma.
I'm glad for you, Heather. I liked mine for a while, then she took the crazy pills.
DH's parents passed away years ago so I have no MIL or FIL.
But my own family is terrible at following up on promises made. I've long since given up on being acknowledged on a birthday or anything like that. If it happens, hey, that's a surprise.
My other pet peeve about family---if I take the time and effort to send you a gift... why can't you at least let me know it arrived!!!!!!???? I don't need a Thank You card. Just an email saying the package arrived would be more than appreciated!
When you have no expectations, you won't be disappointed.