MIL Gripe Board

megmansell · July 2015

Might as well go ahead and get this baby started, 'cause you know we'll need it. I'll be happy to start. Mine finds it fine to make comments about how huge I am (Hey thanks! I'm 40 weeks pregnant?), made the mistake of calling the baby in my belly "ours" (um no lady he isn't yours one bit), and talks about me to my nephew in the next room where I can OVERHEAR her CLEARLY... She will never be left alone with our son for one minute let alone weeks as she has been allowed to do with our nephew (then tells him horrible things about his mother). And when I talked to her many weeks ago about TDAP vaccination, she had no idea what is was, even though I explained it, and now she has magically already had it two years ago when my niece was born even though my SIL says that's BS. Seriously considering making her print medical records to prove she's had it. Going nuts.

dawall12 · July 2015

Ouch! While I don't have those issues with my MIL, her idea of quality time with our 3 year old son is watching tv. My in laws are more comfortable with older kids then with newborns and toddler. My husband as more issues with his parents than I do.

megmansell · July 2015

My husband has not had an easy life. Every family has their share of strife, but sometimes I just don't get it.

ChristyM87 · July 2015

My MIL has refused to visit or have a relationship with my husband or me since we cut my abusive narcissistic FIL our of our lives. Now she is begging us to let him back in to give him another chance, and says that if we do so she has saved up her vacation time to come help me with the baby for a week

kamio92 · July 2015

I don't mind my MIL. She's a little strange but she's been pretty relaxed through this whole thing. It probably helps that my SIL is going through a round of IVF at the moment - so my MIL is a little bit more excited about what is going on with her. SIL has been trying for close to 5 years. Our baby was an oopsie

Best surprise ever...not gunna lie. I think that we are all excited for my SIL. Fingers crossed this one sticks!.

mnj05 · July 2015

Mine does the same thing, acting like my kids are here to show off and do as she pleases with. She took DS1 out of my town without asking me or DH and didn't even tell DH until they got to their destination. She probably thinks I'm a control freak now because she has to text me everywhere they go. I actually only told her that if she wants to take him somewhere, let me know but she took that as texting me about every place they stop at.

greatgrandbaby7 · July 2015

I actually quite like my MIL but my in-laws live on the other side of the country so that helps

They're coming out to visit for a couple of weeks mid-August (thought baby would be a month old by then but maybe only a couple of weeks since baby is taking his/her time!) This will be only the second time they've been out west to visit. DH is not sure whether his parents will be a help or a hindrance. I think his mom will just want to get in all the baby cuddles she can and I'll be plenty glad for a break by then. Fingers crossed it goes well!

ckranda · July 2015

My in laws had dinner plans the day baby was born so they didn't come to see her. The next day they showed up at about 3pm and MIL was talking about how she had the entire day off. But you just got here? And baby is a week old today and they haven't seen her since or checked in to see how she's doing. This is their first grandchild and it's like they don't even care.

ecloho · July 2015

Hey ladies… Just taking a peek at this discussion. I love my mother-in-law, she is great...but can be a little overbearing at times, so far so good! Hope I don't end up ranting in this discussion after the baby comes though LOL

crf4 · July 2015

My MIL has been here since the day before baby was born (she's 12 days old now) and I can honestly say I don't know what I would have done without her. With my first it really bothered me when she called him "my baby" and stuff but now I understand that she just loves these children so much. I'll never understand flaky grandparents though (kind of like my mother) she'd rather play iPad games or watch movies with the kids than actually play and interact with them. Drives me fucking nuts! She's coming on Monday (all of our family on both sides live across the U.S.) and I'm really worried I won't be able to keep my cool with her.

megmansell · July 2015

mnj05 said:
Mine does the same thing, acting like my kids are here to show off and do as she pleases with. She took DS1 out of my town without asking me or DH and didn't even tell DH until they got to their destination. She probably thinks I'm a control freak now because she has to text me everywhere they go. I actually only told her that if she wants to take him somewhere, let me know but she took that as texting me about every place they stop at.

You sound like you handled this more rationally than I could ever imagine. She would never have been alone with my kid again!!!

megmansell · July 2015

Some of you guys sound like you're really lucky with your MILs and I hope you appreciate it! The other side of that coin is quire awful.

beccer123 · July 2015

I love my in-laws! His mother and grandmother are just awesome!!! I'm sorry to hear of the issues others are having.

v&druston · August 2015

My MIL has been here for 5 days and that is 2 days too long. She brought 3 family members with her & they are all great, but having her here is like having another child. She insisted they make what she wanted for dinner & that her mom make her favorite dessert (neither my husband or I eat it) & she keeps calling both my son & my husband her baby boy & that is driving me crazy. Not to mention she wears this perfume that smells like bug spray to me and then my son smells like it after she holds him. I'm ready for them to LEAVE!!!

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