Share your mother-in-law stories

[slackerinabox]

So I'm getting really quite stressed about my mother in law visiting for a few weeks. Now, she's coming to help with our soon to be born baby so I'm completely grateful, but I'm still... Stressed..

Share your stories, from the completely grating minor stuff to the you want to throw her in your trunks.. Group therapy!

A few of mine:

1. From her last visit. We moved to a smaller place in a much better neighborhood in NYC and we're taking a minimalist approach to adjust. We just moved in so didn't have all of our appliances yet, and she asked why we didn't have a toaster. I explained that we don't eat much toast and were waiting for a highly rated breville convection oven to go on sale. She said to get a $20 toaster - I insisted, "we just don't have the counter or cabinet space and can wait... And I much prefer convection ovens." She leaves the house for a walk and comes back with a crappy $10 toaster, just to get her way.

2. We live in a city so a car isn't really all that necessary. I've always driven used beaters and was kinda proud when we got a new car, a small commuter car (a nissan versa) that made sense for us since it got great gas mileage and was easy to park. We picked her up at the airport and, while we weren't expecting a "nice car," her "at least it won't get stolen" did rub me the wrong way

3. We decide to go out for a movie and she decides to stay in. Keep in mind I spent the weekend before her visit scrubbing and getting the place in order, but it wasn't good enough for her (funny, because she's a housewife that still needs a maid). We come home to her cleaning and said "the place could use a nice scrubbing!" Then, in our bathroom, on the toilet and on display as if to embarrass us, was my pot smoking kit (lunchbox, pipe, etc), which was hidden in our bedroom.

 

[BoomerD]

Dude...you don't just marry the wife...you marry her entire family.

Just learn to live with it...or divorce her. (the MiL, not the wife)

 

[AgentUnknown]

Asian or Latino?

 

[manimal]

had a similar experience with MIL though she found my wifes vibrator-I used to travel for months at a time- and we came home to it on the kitchen table and her praying.

I laughed and told her it for my back pain to fuck with her. I then gave her a 20 minute guilt trip about boundries and how I wanted my future children to trust me and not grow up feeling like their private things were there for their parents to see.

Wasps piss me off sometime with their passage aggressive bulshit. Its best to answer with the most uncomfortable topic you can imagine.

At dinner that night at two if by sea in NYC as she was about to eat her salad I asked her how she knew it was a vibrator and if shes ever used one?

 

[JManInPhoenix]

my mother in law is really cool. She's a great lady and I have 0 issues with my inlaws.

 

[Kaido]

my mother in law is really cool. She's a great lady and I have 0 issues with my inlaws.

Same. I've read a lot of horror stories. I feel fortunate that my in-laws are pretty cool people :thumbsup:

Christmas vacation usually consists of hours of highly competitive Mario Kart battles :awe:

 

[Lean L]

A little off topic but is there a way to add punctuation to the thread title to remove ambiguity? I'm honestly curious since I can't figure it out without changing the structure.

 

[Sluggo]

my mother in law is really cool. She's a great lady and I have 0 issues with my inlaws.

Same.

But it sure is nice of the OP to let his MIL wear the pants around their house. :awe:

 

[slackerinabox]

Asian or Latino?

Wasp, very mid-western wasp.

 

[Printer Bandit]

pray to god that SO is an orphan and don't have to deal with in-laws.

 

[dawp]

i got along better with my mother-in-law than i did with my ex

 

[clamum]

I ain't married but those stories kinda remind me of my mom, as in I could see her saying/doing those things. I hope I'm wrong though if I ever get married.

 

[MongGrel]

I've had 3 over time, and just won't go there.

Thankfully, the last wife I've been with over 20 years and ignores her mother more or less.

Nuff Said.

 

[squarecut1]

Thankfully, the last wife I've been with over 20 years and ignores her mother more or less.

.

Anyone who has a wife like that is a very fortunate person

 

[waggy]

ugh. ugh My MIL is bat shit insane. Odds are i posted before about some of the insane things she has done.

When we were fighting for custody of My wife's younger sister (who we had pretty much raised anyway) she told my wife she was going to tell the judge that I molested her sister but i have also molested EVERY girl that lives in my town (for the record there was only 4 girls under 15 at the time) and my daughter. While she didn't actually fallow through with it we were pissed. I Told all the parents of the girls so they weren't shocked. They were pissed that she would even think about dragging a innocent child into it (all the families know her since she used to live in town).

She DID call DCFS on me claiming I did molest the youngest daughter and another Foster girl (this was before we fought for custody). DCFS and a Police detective came out and talked with me. It was found to be false and the detective recommended i keep all records and file suit. She did it 3 more times over the next few years.

She would call Whenever she would call and ask us for money (well a large sum) and us refuse. It got to the point DCFS would come out and talk to me and leave. no detectives and they stopped talking to the girls.

I think when all said and done she did it 4-5 times and threatened like 10 times.

 

[MongGrel]

That and she's still pretty cute for our ages.

And she put's up with me, makes good Italian food, and does beer runs!!!!!

He he I love her.

Was always a good pic, with Tony Stewart at a signing, I wasn't there but she still thinks that one funny.

 

[Chocu1a]

My mother in law lives about 2 miles away. She is pretty cool. She paid off our house for our 10 year wedding anniversary.

 

[MongGrel]

My mother in law lives about 2 miles away. She is pretty cool. She paid off our house for our 10 year wedding anniversary.

Nice.

Actually my first mother in law turned out to be much cooler than my first wife did in the long run.

Go figure.

 

[slackerinabox]

ugh. ugh My MIL is bat shit insane. Odds are i posted before about some of the insane things she has done.

When we were fighting for custody of My wife's younger sister (who we had pretty much raised anyway) she told my wife she was going to tell the judge that I molested her sister but i have also molested EVERY girl that lives in my town (for the record there was only 4 girls under 15 at the time) and my daughter. While she didn't actually fallow through with it we were pissed. I Told all the parents of the girls so they weren't shocked. They were pissed that she would even think about dragging a innocent child into it (all the families know her since she used to live in town).

She DID call DCFS on me claiming I did molest the youngest daughter and another Foster girl (this was before we fought for custody). DCFS and a Police detective came out and talked with me. It was found to be false and the detective recommended i keep all records and file suit. She did it 3 more times over the next few years.

She would call Whenever she would call and ask us for money (well a large sum) and us refuse. It got to the point DCFS would come out and talk to me and leave. no detectives and they stopped talking to the girls.

I think when all said and done she did it 4-5 times and threatened like 10 times.

Sheesh, thanks for putting my minor annoyances into perspective! Did you ever sue her? You should! Or press criminal charges

 

[ImpulsE69]

My mother in law (and in-laws in general) are great.

 

[kage69]

My wife and I had been dating for a few months, and as Thanksgiving was upon us she wanted to take me home to meet her mom and sisters (parents had divorced at this point).
I was intrigued about this 'deep fried turkey' situation and knew my girl was too cool to pull the "omg we're getting married!' vibe with her family, so I went along with a smile on my face.

We get there and it's clear her mom and friends have been drinking for awhile already. We hang back away from the loud, crazier section of the party on purpose, and suddenly an argument starts between my wife and her youngest sister. A smart ass comment becomes a push, a push becomes a shove, and suddenly both of them are on the ground in front of me wrestling and cussing like guys do. So I'm holding her plate along with mine, looking down at the dust cloud with girls in it wondering what the hell have I done, and her mom saunters up next to me like nothing is amiss. She leans into me and whispers up "Just want to say, your eyes make me so wet!"


Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Truly one of the better WTF moments with her, but nothing too horrible or crazy since we got married. *knocks on wood*

 

[MongGrel]

=kage69;36191851"Just want to say, your eyes make me so wet!"


Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Truly one of the better WTF moments with her, but nothing too horrible or crazy since we got married. *knocks on wood*

:whiste:

:hmm:

 

[rh71]

You're in trouble because of the confined space and the fact that she's actually confrontational. My MIL lived with us M-F for our newborn twins until they were about 4. While I was appreciative, I had to get used to a lot of stuff. She was nice and never confrontational, but there's only so much "other people's habits" anyone can take. It was made harder because I worked from home full time too. Toward the end, every little thing just bugged me on the inside. I felt a lot of weight come off after she left after the last week. It was my home again and I could walk around in boxers and topless in the summer heat once more.

 

[Tiamat]

y in laws live in my house because they are old and have health issues. Nonetheless, they treat me like a son they never had. They take care of some chores and make dinner which I'm greatful. They travel a bit so my house is kind of a "base" for them in between trips. However it is my roof my rules so sometimes I have to remind them about that when it comes to certain generational disagreements. Overall, having them live in my house is more relief and pros than con's. My parents visit about 4x a year and get along with in laws great. I guess I'm lucky to have everyone on both sides like each other. I wouldn't have it any other way.

 

[steve wilson]

My mother in law is OK. She will look after our child from time to time if we want a night out. But she does have a few quirks...she seems to be obsessed with things that will kill us. I was going for a jog one time and I drank some water before I set off...not a lot just a couple of mouth fulls. She then informed me on how drinking water before exercising can kill you. It's happens almost every time we see her for a sustained period of time. Something totally harmless (or in this case essential for life) will kill me.