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AIBU?

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to still be upset with my mil?

31 replies

biddysmama · 01/08/2011 14:25

after we announced we were engaged she told dh's neice that she would be being our bridesmaid, even tho were werent having bridesmaids, we planned a small wedding, no fuss,no reception, just getting married.

she sent out her own invitations to the wedding, to people we didnt invite instead of out homemade (keeping the price down) invitations

she insisted on a reception we couldnt afford so said she would pay for it... she ordered enough food for 30 people which is how many she invited, my side of the family and friends was 60 people, we didnt get any of it and had to go to the mcds drive through in my wedding dress

she complained that ds (7 months at the time) was wearing a pin striped suit, complained about the cake (my mums gift) that dh "wasnt allowed to drink at his own wedding" he chose not to, we have small children to look after still, complained about everything you can imagine, my grandad told her it wasnt her wedding and not to spoil it for us..

she told the dj she only wanted them for the evening, nothing for the afternoon(that came with the room) that we didnt have 'a song' even tho we did and the dj didnt have it for our dance

she didnt speak to me for the whole day.

aibu to be upset with her or should i have let it go? we got married in april, she takes over things like buying the gift we were buying for lo's birthdays, christmas etc..i usually just shrug it off but the wedding stuff still gets to me

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SenoritaViva · 01/08/2011 15:12

You haven't mentioned your DH's reaction?

pommedechocolat · 01/08/2011 15:21

Yes, what does your DH say? I would say regardless of hi opinion you need to get very, very firm with her. Shutting the door in her face, refusing to talk to her kind of firm.
Seriously, enough.

bubblesincoffee · 01/08/2011 15:26

Yanbu to still be annoyed, your mil sounds awful. But what is sad is that this is obviously still having a negative effect on you, and you are the one that stands to get hurt the most. I do understand how you feel though, the only problem we had organising our wedding can be blamed soley on mil, and while I didn't let her ruin things the way your mil did, I still resent that her actions tainted the planning, which otherwise I loved.

I read a quote the other day that goes something like

Holding on to anger towards someone else is like holding onto a hot coal ready to throw it at someone. You are the one that will get burned.

I think it fits in this situation.

Not that I'm one to talk, I haven't seen or spoken to my own MIL since our wedding two years ago, there are things she has done that I am really stuggling to forgive her for. I'm happy with my descision never to see her again, although dh supports me I know it must make him sad sometimes, and for that reason, I wish I could find it in me to forgive her.

If I were you I would either make the descision not to see her anymore, or do what it takes to forgive her. If that means having it out with her and telling her how you feel, then so be it. Sometimes, this stuff is better out than in. If she apologises, then fine, you can try and move on. If she refuses to see how her actions have made you feel then she isn't worth your effort, and you should allow your dh to have a relationship with her without your involvement.

Bandwithering · 01/08/2011 15:26

She sounds a BITCH.

There was a woman on another forum whose mil was sending thank you cards on her behalf and I thought that was bad!! I'm speechless here.

The one year anniversary party with all your friends and family sounds a nice idea. You could ask her too, but tell her it's at 4pm and serve the food before she arrives.

lisianthus · 01/08/2011 15:32

She sounds awful. You poor thing. Stop giving her the information she needs to mess you up.

MadamDeathstare · 01/08/2011 15:35

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