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October 2015 Moms
MirandaC1984
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SH*T my MIL Says..
MirandaC1984
member
I know there was a thread like this for things your husband says but I know many of us have some gems from our MILs. Share them here..
My MIL is always so negative. When we called to announce to my in-laws yesterday that our baby is a boy, the first thing she said was "Until it's not because they were wrong." Uh WTH?
Re: SH*T my MIL Says..
"I could live in the guest room and run a daycare from the house." (Said the alcoholic...drunkenly....at 9:00am)
"Poor baby will never have pretty hair. She's got that Tate hair. Just prepare yourself now." (Talking about my daughter...who actually has MY hair lol and my hair is fabulous...bitch)
My MIL and I have a great relationship and are close, but sometimes she'll say something that irritates me. Like, she calls the baby "Blip", I guess because it was just a blip on the sonogram in the beginning. But it sounds weird and flippant to me, and kinda hurts my feelings for some reason. I'd much prefer something like "peanut" or "bean". "Blip" is hardly a term of endearment. Otherwise, I can't really complain too much.
Most recently it's "it would be best if you didn't gain to much weight now it's just going to be harder after the baby look at your mom. I was back in my normal clothes a week after delivery"
Okay my mom is overweight now but when she had kids she was not overweight before or after..... Then she has to throw in she was thin ( not bashing but was being a key word ...then she insults my mom) ughhhhhh grin and bear it!
Sorry, I just have to brag on her!
Just a side note, last time she visited here she was trying to "help" me get my boys into the bath. They were just being hyper, crazy boys at the moment. But she ended up telling them to get in the bath with ALL their clothes on. It was ridiculous and I just left the room and went downstairs and told my husband to go deal with it. I was pissed, she said "sometimes kids just need to laugh".....sorry lady, but my kids have no trouble laughing and there are many more constructive ways to get a good laugh.
That would be so upsetting! I'd be like "yeah or they get it from me....you know...their mother"
It's a good thing I wasn't actually there b/c I probably would've said "Well since he's the only guy i've F**KED in the last 2 years, yeah, I'm pretty damn sure." >:P
My FIL on the otherhand - I could write a book on sh*t my FIL says! He has no respect for boundaries at all. A few of our gems are:
* On our wedding day, while I was walking down the isle he was whispering to my hubby "I'll drive the getaway car! It's not too late!" loud enough for everyone to hear.
* When leaving for our honeymoon "Don't forget the condoms! It's harder to get out when there are kids involved."
* When we were talking with family about trying for a baby around Thanksgiving "I sure hope you don't have news to tell us... it would ruin my holidays."
* When we announced our pregnancy "Couldn't you have started with a dog?"
My list could go on and on!!
Otherwise, I'm pretty lucky.
(Yes, I realize this is not a healthy coping mechanism but it's meant we avoid the fights I see between her and her other daughter-in-law.)
But wait ...it gets better..
The reasons we dont talk to her
1.she is a theif: a car, debit cards, paychecks, cash, opened accounts for cable and power. Lied is an understatement, had a bunch of boyfriends and abusive relationships around her kids, did hard core drugs, oh and also Abandoned her younger son and got evicted while she was staying with her boyfriend. CPS got involved and now we have had custody of him for a few years. She has not visited once, not holidays or birthdays for either of her kids. She was and is a horrible mother.
Yet shes going to take my baby? Ummm yeah right crazy. You wont see my child.
Um, whut? She knew we had been trying almost a year. We planned this, and are financially prepared for this. That's literally the only thing she's said about this baby. Oh except to tell me the baby will probably be colicky and I need to give her water infused with catnip to keep her calm (???!)
2) She told my husband he was 'an arrogant idiot' to not use her as our real estate agent when we bought our house. She owns lots of houses and is very well connected in our area. We would also have never heard the end of how much we 'owed' her if we had let her 'help' us. And anyway, my husband is a CPA with a masters in finance. No one negotiates a business deal like him. She just hates not having a say in our decision making (she admitted this when she apologized for the idiot comment later on).
I can't even imagine what she will be like after baby comes
After the birth of my twins i was trying to lose weight, one of her friends commented on the weight loss. Her response to that was, well you've gained some back too.
Or when it comes to my boys, she is ALWAYS saying how they look just like so and so on her side of the family. Forget he fact that one of them is basically twin as a child.
Other times she will make underhanded comments. Like when we were in the boys room getting them ready for bed. I didn't have their PJs flipped the right way, they were inside out, but clean. She said to the boys, "maybe you boys should have nana over to do your laundry right. Nana knows how to do it right". Ughhhhhh
I could go on forever.
We have a decent enough relationship but I feel she has never truly liked me.My husband and I are different religions(I'm Jewish he is catholic) and from the moment we got engaged all of the sudden she started acting funny.
She even asked us when we got engaged " you aren't going to have a rabbi marry you, are you?"
Okay okay... I need to get over what happened around the time we got married but looking back at many passive aggressive behaviors it's no wonder she isn't that interested. Sad
Would you be shocked if I told you they are divorced after she had a nasty affair? Probably not, right?
So now, she has decided when our child is 12 she will be taking it to Disneyland for its first time without us. This woman is not ever being left alone with my child, let alone taking it out of state without me. Especially at the age of 72. I had to bite my tongue to keep from laughing in her face.
My other favorite was a conversation she had with my husband. She started to bring up how he said he would build her a house in his backyard when he grew up and owned a house. He looked at her and said "mom, I was 8. That is not happening." Needless to say, we are looking for a house to buy right now with a yard, but not one big enough for a house to built in. Hahaha.
At our wedding she wore all black and a black vail. She announced loudly through tears and crys that she was mourning the loss of her only son. Hello! He got married, he's not dead!
She also tried to set him up on a blind date while I was pregnant with our 3rd child.
With this pregnancy (number 5), she states every chance she can that she isn't excited because one of my SIL's should have the next baby. I didn't realize we were playing a game and I had to take turns. BTW one of my SILs isn't even dating anyone (hasn't forever) and claims she has no desire to be in a relationship no enjoys partying and being single. The other SIL just got married and has stated that she wants to wait a few years and enjoy being newlyweds for now. How long should I wait??? It wasn't even like we were trying. We just got blessed!
DS: 18 months
Dx DOR AMH .2
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