I am not sure as sometimes she is nice but she can be controlling and demanding and is not beyond tantruming, crying, giving ultimatems and cutting her nose off to spite her face.
I will try not to drip feed but will try to be brief. Below are a few of her more extreme examples.
- my engagement ring was made up one gifted to DH and his DB which was their paternital great grandmother. The original ring has two diamonds and a sapphire. MIL had a crying fit and try to insist that DH, DB and her own DH pay for the sapphire to be made into a ring for her. She has two engagements rings of her own and another ring of her choosing from the great grandmother's collection.
- There is an annually trip to see DH paternal grandmother and her family. Approx 6 hour drive. The first time I went MIL cried and huffed and was not going to go until the last minute for no particular reason. I believe it was because she was upset that I was being introduced to the family.
- this year she is crying as refusing to go because BIL is going to drive separately with his new girlfriend. They are visiting friends along the way so it make sense not to go with the man and it give them more freedom. DBIL is 29.
- she has cried and refused to do anything for mother Day as DH and DBIL have left until too late in the week to arrange and suggested all meetings on Saturday. She has now refused to do anything but will blame them for not being good enough. They tried to arrange it on Thursday and she never organised anything until the very last minute.