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Please share your MIL and her sheer audacity stories!

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whyismymilsuchadick · 28/12/2022 20:04

My MIL is getting on my last nerve. She’s incredibly rude, thinks she has some sort of ownership over my son and has verbally abused me through a pregnancy loss. There’s honestly a special place in hell for her.

So I ask you, Mumsnet, to make me feel better and share your MIL stories with me.

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FinnysTail · 28/12/2022 23:57

Therira · 28/12/2022 23:32

So mean!! The poor guy was playing with them how he knew best, they had been fed if sauce on face and his wife upstairs ill in bed. He could have just said no and not watched them for you. b

Of course FIL did his best. He’s ace! My kids love getting dirty. I love to see them having fun. MIL is ace too. I don’t care if baby hasn’t been changed for an hour. Would you?

They’d both been fed, both got suitably dirty and both had great fun. Great job Grampy! ♥️

Ijuststoodonlego · 29/12/2022 00:09

I have a lovely mother in law. She sends money for the children to treat them, she's generous in that way. She's quite stern but I prefer that. She's also very focused and efficient and I've learned a lot from her (to not feel sorry for yourself and get on with it). She lives in another country, which some would love but I would prefer it if we were able to see her a bit more.

My father in law died, he was very kind, we all miss him.

I always try to see the best in people, including my MIL. I don't think anyone is perfect including me.

ZeViteVitchofCwismas · 29/12/2022 00:32

@Sugarplumfairy65 you would need to go to gransnet for that

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whyismymilsuchadick · 29/12/2022 00:36

FinnysTail · 28/12/2022 22:55

🥱 We all have mothers/ mother in laws/ aunties/sisters/ daughter in laws/ daughters that always get it wrong.

Can we have a father/father in law/ brother/uncle/son thread for a change?

I needed to go to work today. I took my dc round to the in laws, as planned. MIL was in bed, ill. so I left the kids with FIL and went to work. When I arrived to pick them up 7 hours later, DD 6 was in a right state. Her clothes were all muddy as FIL had her help dig his vegetable patch and plant flowers. The baby had a sore bum. Obviously her nappy hadn’t been changed for over an hour. She had spaghetti sauce all over her mouth from lunchtime. I don’t think either of them had been fed at dinner time.

To cap it all both girls gave an outstanding performance asking if they could stay at grandads a bit longer, making me late for my yoga class! 😡 I just know FIL put them up to it!

AIBU to be outraged that FIL made them go outside in the cold to dig mud and neither of the girls had their lunchtime nap! I’m fumming! I’ve a good mind to pay for a nanny and go no contact. See how FIL likes that!

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I’m sorry would you like me to start some beef with my FIL?

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Rinatinabina · 29/12/2022 06:16

My MIL is a nice person, we get on well probably because we live in different countries. She’s always been nice to me and I think clearly sees DH flaws. She’s never blamed me for anything he’s done and doesn’t really interfere and I don’t interfere with her.

I totally believe some MIL/DIL relationships are horrific. I know one person who is generally a nice person but her son is like a mini god (she was really keen on her son settling down and when he finally got engaged to someone she was basically depressed). I feel for her DIL, I haven’t actually met her yet but I just know it’s going to be hard going.

akabluebell · 03/01/2023 22:34

My dil has narcissistic personality disorder but my son hasn't worked it out yet. The current state of the relationship is I think I'm choosing to go nc with both of them as it's too painful. I feel very very sad.

Thistlelass · 03/01/2023 23:04

Oh goodie - this will be followed by the sheer audacity of DIL's next. For there are some right drama queens and chancers amongst lol!
Could we all not just try to be nice and understanding?

PrincessofWellies · 04/01/2023 00:14

Thistlelass · 03/01/2023 23:04

Oh goodie - this will be followed by the sheer audacity of DIL's next. For there are some right drama queens and chancers amongst lol!
Could we all not just try to be nice and understanding?

You would think so wouldn't you? But nice and understanding doesn't always work . . .

Freshflower · 04/09/2024 19:09

UWhatNow · 28/12/2022 21:14

Vile thread. So delightful to know us mothers with sons could be analysed intensely and be picked apart and slagged off with no empathy or forgiveness by our future DILs (who of course are faultless angels). 🙄

That's probably because you would be a nice respectful MIL, hopefullyyou wont have ant DIL issues either. Not saying that all MILs are the issue, lots of family members can be problematic. You get some really beautiful MILs , my first was an angel , like a mum to me very kind and supportive, we got on amazingly and I was equally nice to her. 2nd one was awful, jealous, competitive, trying to cause rouble in my relationship, pit my child against me and I honestly am a very kind and decent person. They can't seem to stand another woman in their sons life

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