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What should I do?

183 replies

dowhatyouwant · 01/05/2012 22:34

I hate my MIL more than anything in the world. She recently given my husband a jumper for his birthday present as usual. I felt extremely unpleasant to be toughed by the jumper when he hugged me. He would be very unhappy if I would be honestly - 'I dont want your clothes touches me because it's from your mum.' He's kept a big shiny present box. I dont know how he could leave it like that where I see often. He's not sorry to me? Speaking of the background about this, his mum gives her son-in-laws and daughter-in-law(me) spending half amount she pays for her son(my husband) and daughters.
I think it's very thoughtful as an adult person. So I ever told her how I felt about her treating her son and me differently and she doesnt give me any more birthdays present.

He knows I dont like his family and I dont see his family. It's good I dont need to see her any more but every year on his birthday it upsets me especially when his hugges me wearing clothes from his mum.

Do I need to speak to the counsellor? I may have to see a private counsellor as an appointment time through GP dosent fit me.

OP posts:
ravel · 02/05/2012 19:45

op, i think i love you

FartBlossom · 02/05/2012 19:49

I get on with my MIL great. My MIL never gets me anything for my birthday, but she buys for DH. Should I stop speaking to her then? Should I actually hate her then?

Sunnywithachanceofshowers · 02/05/2012 20:02
Biscuit
AgathaFusty · 02/05/2012 20:03

Just out of interest, do peoples in laws spend the same amount on them as they spend of their partners?

exexe · 02/05/2012 20:09

Mine don't but I would never resent them for it.
I'm grateful if they give me anything as its a nice gesture. Anyway, they spend much more on the dcs than me or dh!

NeedToSleepZZZ · 02/05/2012 20:09

agatha my OH was a bit Hmm that his parents spent more on me than him at Christmas Grin. Could be because I'm the one that bothers to call them and arrange things, text to see how they are etc, but then could be because they didn't think it was important, which it isn't OP!

squeakytoy · 02/05/2012 20:18

awww.. did the op pass out forget to come back to the thread... Grin

MoonlightandRoses · 02/05/2012 20:24

I think Tracy must have PM'd her and they've gone out for another 20 pints a small drink to commiserate each other about the lack of understanding on MN Grin

TandB · 02/05/2012 21:11

Bollocks to shoulders. I'm sat here with my boobs out.

MoonlightandRoses · 02/05/2012 21:15

Ah, but are you in church with the Queen OP?

Serendipity30 · 02/05/2012 21:17

you are being U, and also souding a bit unhinged sorry, the hings you are mentioning a trivial to 'hate' someone so muchConfused

pickles35 · 02/05/2012 21:32

Amazing I think I've cracked a rib. Op have you got any other problems you need to share? Please crack on.

DPrince · 02/05/2012 21:41

Tbh me and dh have never compared the presents either parents get us.

NicNocJnr · 02/05/2012 21:44

Best thread ever! So many highlights I'm laughing so hard I can barely see, my god the kiddos didn't leave my pelvic floor in a good enough state for this. I recover enough to type and then I see:

Bollocks to shoulders, I'm sat here with my boobs out.

Dear lord, if this man is real he needs to be found and put in charge of a hostile country. He may possibly be able to turn water into wine and tame unicorns.

pickles35 · 02/05/2012 21:59

Let's find this poor gentleman and offer him refuge for his jumper birthday card and golden shiny present box

bitbewildered · 02/05/2012 22:04

Grin Grin can I keep this thread somehow??? off to learn how to work mumsnet ...

TandB · 02/05/2012 22:26

My thread highlight is DaenerysTaegeryan (can't be arsed to check spelling) giving fashion tips upthread.

I've seen Game of Thrones, you shameless so-and-so. You're in no position to be telling anyone what to wear given the amount of time you spend wandering around in your scanties.

Hussy.

Jaffacakeeater · 02/05/2012 22:30

Can't be arsed to read the whole thread but this has bloody well cheered me up this evening! Bare shoulders.....in March! I'm appalled.

doinmummy · 03/05/2012 18:56

Have just found a knitting pattern for boob covers. Can the OP let me know when she has finished unraveling DH jumpers so I can get knitting.

pickles35 · 03/05/2012 21:21

Its fine to get your norks out though. Its the shoulders! Fashion a knitted batcape for the love of god!

SarahStratton · 03/05/2012 21:29

Fuck me, this thread needs moving to Classics. Shock

Um, can someone please explain the fur scarf and shoulders bit please. I'm not getting it.

Actually, I'm not getting any of the thread. I can smell a massive sense of Entitlement though.

And possible vodka.

doinmummy · 03/05/2012 21:31

I don't really get it either but feel I'm helping with my knitting. I know the OP appreciates it.

SarahStratton · 03/05/2012 21:34

I have nothing to offer. Although LittleDog is quite partial to lying across shoulders...

pickles35 · 03/05/2012 21:35

Basically, the OP HATES her MIL so much that the mere TOUCH of a jumper she bought for her son makes her shudder, for many spurious reasons, one of which is that she DARED to bare her shoulders at her wedding.

BECAUSE she heard that it was rude whilst watching the nuptials of Wills N Kate.

doinmummy · 03/05/2012 21:38

She is quite mad.

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