My MIL has folded all my thongs into a pile of teeny tiny triangles and I think it may be the straw that makes me lose my shit...

[Loveatthe5anddime]

Light hearted, kind off...

In-laws arrived on the 26th, they hired a cottage near by (their choice) but have so far spent all day every day with us...

MIL doesn’t really get the art of discussion and likes to speak about her childhood in monologue a LOT, quite often we can have good 20 minute stories where no one else is able to speak and with 3 DD’s it makes it tricky.

She also likes to re tell stories...

Mil “did I tell you about the time”

Every else “yes you told us about that”

Mil “retells the story which last 25 minutes”

Every story begins a very small throat clear and then a pursed lip pause for dramatic effect which makes me want to stick a knife in my eyeball!!

She is only late 50’s so can’t even blame it on being old and dithery...

Today she has take it upon herself to go into our washing basket in our bedroom,while we had nipped out, has washed all my delicates and I’ve came back to a thong tower, all folded into identical triangles...

Please tell me I’m not the only one on the edge with having relatives staying?!

I'm at the stage in life where I repeat stories over and over and don't care whether people eye roll or not. I charge on regardless.
DH and I's favourite TV prog this Christmas was a BBC4 documentary about the harsh winter of 1963. We revelled in the footage of deep snowdrifts, coal shortages and frozen milk. Because we actually lived through those times. The DSs lost the will to live listening to our anecdotes. (How the hell our mothers coped with that I don't know)

@mnahmnah

I’ve been reading this out to DM, who I’m visiting. She started with ‘did I tell you about Aunty Ada and her washing?’ That she still used a mangle? Yes you did. ‘We’ll, she used to use a mangle still…’ RE-telling of story for fiftieth time. She clearly missed the point of this thread

My DH repeats stories over and over. Does my head in. His DF has a habit of narrating everything my DD15 does, which seriously annoys her. "Grandad, stop telling everyone that I JUST laid the table!"

@derxa

I'm at the stage in life where I repeat stories over and over and don't care whether people eye roll or not. I charge on regardless. DH and I's favourite TV prog this Christmas was a BBC4 documentary about the harsh winter of 1963. We revelled in the footage of deep snowdrifts, coal shortages and frozen milk. Because we actually lived through those times. The DSs lost the will to live listening to our anecdotes. (How the hell our mothers coped with that I don't know)

Out of interest, do you find your dc's visiting less and less, and your friends a bit too 'busy' to visit you?

I'm at the stage in life where I repeat stories over and over and don't care whether people eye roll or not. I charge on regardless @derxa

That's interesting I assumed people who tell the same stories couldn't read a room or remember that they told the same stories.

When we moved back to UK, my MIL was a great help in setting up in new home. Her own home was always totally organised, clean, etc. It was like a permanent show house! So it was great to have her help :) On the negative side I always felt under pressure to do a tidy up before she'd arrive.

Once DH was away on business trip, and I had a sports accident that resulted in 3 day hospital stay. MIL came to rescue and helped out a lot. When I got home I found the fridge well stocked, new bed clothes, all the washing done, and my rechargeable vibrator plugged in and 100% charged ready to go. It's not phallic shape, so no idea if she knew what it was

Omg! I am late 50s and just can't imagine the mentality which would lead me to do that.

Oh dear. I’m 51 and I really hope I don’t do the retelling of stories every few minutes. But I’ve got a FIL in his 80s who does exactly that. I have to keep my mouth shut and smile -my Kids think he is hilarious and my ds thinks he’s doing it on purpose to wind everyone up. I’m not so sure. A thong tower - that’s made me chortle

My friend X mil washed all my knockers and hung them out to dry on a folded airer, on our first floor flat balcony, on a windy day

Washed your knockers you say @Joystir59?

@WhoWasDat All the bases covered, well done MiL

Knickers!

Out of interest, do you find your dc's visiting less and less, and your friends a bit too 'busy' to visit you? The poor buggers live with us

@Joystir59

My friend X mil washed all my knockers and hung them out to dry on a folded airer, on our first floor flat balcony, on a windy day

That is the funniest post I've read all day.

What is wrong with them?!

My MIL was looking after my youngest a while back (3) and she said she wanted a particular toy, and lead nanny upstairs to find it. Fine, no problem with her being upstairs or in the children's bedrooms.

The child told nanny I'd put the toy in the cupboard in my en-suite^^ (I had not!) So in went nanny, not only to my bedroom, but my en-suite, then into my big cupboard in there (which is kept locked, very visibly because I keep cleaning and medical products in there).

I also keep all of my personal things in there. My toiletries, my make up, my prescription medications, my sanitary ware.... our condoms.... our lube... all right there on the shelf!

Quite why she thought it was ok to go into a locked cupboard in someone's personal en-suite on the say so of a 3 year old I have no idea! I was bloody mortified. Boundaries, anyone?!

I mean for fucks sake. It's just rude!!!

I’m totally with you! This happened to me years ago. I came home from work and was mortified to find my mil had been in my wash basket and washed my smalls. It’s a huge invasion of privacy, and a bit perverted in my opinion!

"Thong Tower of Judgment" 😆😆

@4theanimals

I’m totally with you! This happened to me years ago. I came home from work and was mortified to find my mil had been in my wash basket and washed my smalls. It’s a huge invasion of privacy, and a bit perverted in my opinion!

I'd have to confront anyone who did this and ask them how they'd react if their own MIL had done the same thing. It's not only outrageous, it's inexplicable! WHY on earth would anyone decide to go into another person's laundry and wash their underwear? It's too weird for words. I'd want to know their thought process.

Thong tower! 🤣🤣🤣

We have another week with them!!!

I honestly can’t believe there are people that know they are telling the same story’s/memoirs but just carry on regardless because they want to, do you realise that everyone around you is inwardly losing a little bit more of their soul every 15 seconds.

MIL also likes to include and over exaggerated fake stutter sometimes too, just to have the floor that little bit longer.

Also over using a certain word with lots of syllables in a short period for example

“We often make Tar-ti-fle-tte. You like Tar-ti-fle-tte don’t you DH? We once had an awful Tar-ti-fle-tte.
Tar-ti-fle-tte should be make with only white wine...

Shoot me fucking now!! 😬

Omg this thread is making me laugh out loud. Enjoy your next week op!!! I'm still cringing at thong tower lol

I stayed at my friend's house in Australia whilst travelling. His mum took it upon herself to do my washing and then laid out clothes she thought I'd want to wear the next day, down to a pair of Topshop knickers with "get down and dirty" on them.

Got to be absolutely the best header for a thread. Sorry the fun is at your thong expense!

I think the only way round that is to say please I'd love you to come to stay but I want it to be a complete rest for yourself. (50 That's very young to be worrying about someone' elses house chores.) I don't mind you washing up occasionally, but nothing else. It embarrasses me that you should be doing my job. Good luck.

Laughing hysterically....but still...NO! She doesnt understand does she? It may be normal for her to help. Perhaps she would like a thong of her own? I must admit I do talk about my youth.....and I am mid 50s.! My gran did it but my mum never talks about anything. You should cherish the stories......record them and tell her that now you can listen to them again and again so she has to come up with new ones....