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Ghastly MIL

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NoNameNoGame · 21/11/2018 16:16

Help me feel better with stories about your MIL please?

Mine is ghastly. She is retired, sits around all day gossiping about other people. EG People's weight, how much they spent on things, pregnancies, etc...

She recently made a comment about my friend's weight. When I responded "that's abit rude you can't say that" she said she's in her own house she can say what she wants! She is always asking how much we pay for stuff, probably so she can go round telling everybody. It's just so weird. Even irrelevant stuff like, I went to a concert and she asked how much my tickets were! I literally cannot stand being around her. She is so rude and judgy. Sits there with a miserable face all the time (people have commented), and just generally offends everybody with her "no filter" comments. Even DH agrees, but he has grown up with this so is used to it. Oh and she is obsessed with money. When she gave DH his bday card (had £20) in it, she said to him "you should be giving us money, not us giving you money" (thinking her 2 DS's should be looking after her and PIL). DH was shocked and fuming. He said for his next bday he will just give the money out of the card back to her and say he doesn't want it. Then remind her of what she said. (Hopefully in front of people so she gets embarrassed). He was so stunned when she said that, he didn't have time to think and just left her house.

Sounds so mild when I write it down, but trust me, this woman gives me anxiety.

Help me out with your MIL horror stories!

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ByeGermsByeWorries · 21/11/2018 16:22

My now ex mil said when I was pregnant and my mum had died a few weeks ago "oh I can't wait until baby comes! I'm going to be his only grandma!

I have no idea what (or if) she was thinking but after that comment her behaviour towards me continued to go downhill and my ex turned the other cheek to it. She was certainly a large factor of the relationship ending with my ex.

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