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To have a moan about staying at MIL's house?

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DarlingDuck · 07/07/2011 08:30

Am entering my 6th day at MIL's and need to vent!

She doesn't talk, she barks and will start an argument over just about anything. Yesterday morning we caught her making a cup if tea for DS (2) and caught her trying to give him a sip of her wine in the evening (hmm) . She tries to give our DC's sweets constantly, when DH was a child she put coke in his bottle and fed him such an appalling diet his two front teeth rotted and had to be removed.

They smoke in the house but have promised not to while we are here but the house still reeks of it which makes me feel I'll and she doesn't like us having the windows open.

She has a tv in every room and in the front room has a monster 50 inch one which is constantly on, when DC's are happy drawing or playing she will call them in to watch telly. In the evenings she won't let us have any lights on so we have to sit watching the monster tv in the dark, her and FIL like football rd runs so DH and I head off to bed at about 8.

She keeps a bin bag on the kitchen work top next to the bread bin, it's really unhygienic! They have an England flag that they got free with the sun hanging out the bathroom window and make casual racist comments.

I know I'm probably being unreasonable but just need to VENT!!!!

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islawhiter · 07/07/2011 11:24

Dont ever stay that long again and remember that boring saying "familiarity breeds contempt", well its true

DarlingDuck · 07/07/2011 17:24

Dogsbestfriwnd - I actually agree with you about the flags. I wish it wasn't seen as tacky or worse, neo Nazi but unfortunately it is... I bought an England baseball cap after visiting brazil and seeing how patriotic they are but only wore it once after the reception I received!!

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flyingspaghettimonster · 08/07/2011 01:16

You have all my sympathy; I am on a 2 and a half month stay with my mother and her new partner right now - I have survived to the half way point and feel guilty at the relief I have that he had to fly back to visit his sick mother for two weeks... living with people so different to you in their home is just so tense.

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