Despite my dh having a brother. My Mil treats my dh like he is the only child. She even moved when we had to relocate because she didn't like the thought of not controlling us.
Most of the time I let it go over my head. However recently she came on a shopping trip with me and started to tell me not to spend anymore money on clothes. This really pissed me off and I told her I was going to buy what I liked with my money and it was not her business to control my finance.
They are very helpful regarding child care but today in church she was really angry because we sat away from them. After the service she came straight up to us and doesn't give us a chance to talk with people or make our own friends. What shocked me today though is as well as her angry manner she got in my dh's face whilst he was sitting down still having some time of reflection getting in his face and having a go at him because we haven't been in touch regarding her having our daughter next week.
I said I had said to my dh to phone her and can't she see he is still reflecting on the service and to speak to him later. She then got angry with me saying that we never spend time with them or contact them but that's not true at all. She is starting to notice I've backed off after being told what to do and doesn't like not being in control. How can I deal with this. I've tried so hard over the years to bite my tongue but it's come to a point now I do feel like telling them to piss off and let us lead our own lives. 😣
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IreallyKNOWiamright · 14/08/2016 14:37
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