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ANOTHER PIL, well FIL thread. I'm shaking.

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lamingtonnutty · 07/06/2016 00:49

I just need to rant, so I will try and make sense, but I'm shaking and furious.

FIL is staying with us for a while, and house/dog sitting whilst we are abroad. His ex wife (My MIL) warned me about him and warned my partner not to leave me alone with him, his sisters have also warned me about him. He has mental health issues and as my partner described 'crazy' ( I think he was joking, but not joking at the same time).

They arrived from the airport at the weekend, chatting away and woke the baby up, I asked them to be quite, they didn't and baby stayed awake until 10pm, I was fuming. Just shut up when I'm trying to put baby back to sleep! It's only me and my dp at home, so bedtimes are quite and calm, I was told he needs to sleep in noise, which he does in the daytime but not for bedtime. So, that didn't put us off to a good start. He had just arrived in my home and I think I deserved a little more respect.

The next day, again, bedtime I asked for quiet and sat down with the TV on snuggled up to my LO. (I had been trying to get him down for an hour before i had given into the TV). All throughout this he was watching videos on his laptop, loudly, I asked my dp to ask him to turn it down, and he did, barely. He did the same again last night, dp was busy so I had to turn him down. He didn't like that.

Then it came to a heads last night, I'm very nervous about leaving the house and my first big trip abroad with the baby, so I was trying to go over all things with the house - shower dripping, please do it up tightly - ant problem, please keep things clean and food away. General bits. I then mentioned, if anything big happens, you must contact real estate/landlords. He refused, saying he will have nothing to do with them, I said fine, but let us know and we will tell them. Again, refused. This upset me as it's a rented house, so its their responsibility. I tried to reiterate the point when he just said 'stop, enough', completely ignoring me. Now, if it has been my partner, his son saying this, he would have listening. I walked away, fuming at both of them. I spoke to my partner and said he has to support me, he agreed and apologised.
Oh, and he has also moved all my washing off where I've had it drying onto the stinky dog sofa, as it was in his way of where he wanted to sit (it wasn't)
Today, FIL ignored me all morning. He. Is. So. Rude. In my own home, we have paid for him to come over, and I'm fuming. He spent all morning feet up on the sofa, under the blanket, just in the way of me trying to have a day with my boy. His breakfast stuff all on the side, towel just left on the sofa. I just asked him if I could have my sofa back, so I can feed and settle my lo, he said no, I will not go because you told me to (I just asked if whilst I'm trying to put lo down, could he read in his room).

We get into a bit of a discussing (argument), I said I have felt disrespected since he arrived and this is my home so certain rules and a level of respect if expected of everything. He argued that this was actually his home Hmm anyway, that's how it went, he is now in his room as I refuse to be stuck in mine with an 8mo because he thinks he can commender my home.

He's fudging nuts. I know my partner needs to step up, and say something, but I need him (FIL) to know I will not be walked over in my own home.

Sorry if that doesn't make sense, I'm on my phone and typing in a fury! These probably don't seem like a lot, but he just creeps me out and I've tried to like him, and I don't. It probably didn't help I had a guard up after the warning from my partners family.

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lamingtonnutty · 09/06/2016 13:39

Uptown, we did try and explain this all the FFIL at the beginning, he just refused to listen.

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Roussette · 09/06/2016 13:49

laming - be honest, if he has turned it round just like that, i.e. apologised, no problems at all now, cooking you a nice meal.... was he honestly honestly that bad to start with?
It just seems such an enormous about turn, that's all. And there's nothng wrong with being stressed and misjudging things which it could have been originally.

SnowBells · 09/06/2016 13:54

Wait. 'Nuts' and 'Loopy' are now no-go words on MN?

WTF?

It's not like the 'C' word (which - by the way - I've seen on MN before)... Hmm

SnowBells · 09/06/2016 13:56

I've decided it must be 'sanctimonious mum' day.

Milzilla · 09/06/2016 13:57

"Both his son and daughter are a bit shock at how he has been the last couple of days."

Been tittle-tattling about him again?

lamingtonnutty · 09/06/2016 14:00

He was awful, I think his statement about judging me and the fact he saw my house as his, sums it up for me. I do no create drama in my home, we live a pretty quiet life and crap like this doesn't happen.
I've gone over it, with a clear head, and I stick to my gums that it was awful and he was really unpleasant to be around, my partner agrees and we were speaking about it last night. Today has been great, I can't quite believe, and neither (as I mentioned) can his children.
I'm glad I stood my ground and made my feelings known.
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Mazila,* I live with his son... And his daughter skyped us this evening so we all spoke together about things. So, no?

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Pagwatch · 09/06/2016 14:00

Nuts, a pig and loony are pretty unpleasant ways to describe someone who you say has 'serious mental health' issues.

If that makes me sanctimonious then so be it.

But next time I'm out with my son and someone talks about him as the loony I'll try really hard to remember not to be sanctimonious about it.

SnowBells · 09/06/2016 14:01

Milzilla

Just stop it, will you? That really doesn't help.

Seriously, sanctimonious mums day...

lamingtonnutty · 09/06/2016 14:03

Also, new MN rule. Don't communicate with family members! Don't go to sons/daughters/inlaws.. Anyone about any problems you have and how you best think to move forward and resolve things! Yea, I went to his daughter and said I was having a hard time dealing with him, how can I deal with this and move on? I do not see the issue with that.

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Pagwatch · 09/06/2016 14:03

I'm pleased though that if I say I don't like people using nuts and loony about someone with mental health problems, that makes them a no-go on MN.

Who knew I had such power? I'm fucking awesome and I didn't realise.

I've decided I like chocolate to so it's also 'send Pagwatch chocolate' day.

SeaEagleFeather · 09/06/2016 14:10

No those words aren't nice at all. Neither is using cunt as a term of abuse; hatred for women's sexual organs is a sad thing.

Even Mumsnet asked people to tone down the (over)-critical posts a few pages back :/ AIBU is home to a hyena pack it seems. I can't get away from the suspicion that a lot of women like just being mean (no news, I suppose)

Pagwatch · 09/06/2016 14:13

Cunts are fabulous.
It's exactly the same as calling someone a dick or a knob. It's not worse

I'm not treating cunt as beyond the pale.

Pagwatch · 09/06/2016 14:14

I don't hate dicks either. Some of my best friends have dicks.

Pagwatch · 09/06/2016 14:18

Not everyone posting is a hyena pack. Or are you including yourself in that.
I haven't posted for ages. I'm just irked by the continuing whining that loony is a perfectly fine term to use about someone with mental health problem.
The op apologised. She should just stop saying it was fine because she was angry/her DH didn't mind/it was Wednesday/some loonies don't mind/blah blah.

I'm only commenting on that. Being sneery, using derogatory terms about people with mental health issues is crappy. That's all.

thedogdaysareover · 09/06/2016 14:19

You have never ever in your life called someone nuts or looney, Pagwatch?

Ohhhhhhkaaaaayyyyy.....

The hounds were out for this OP and congratufuckinglations for making it all worse through this sort of untruth.

CoolforKittyCats · 09/06/2016 14:21

He was awful, I think his statement about judging me and the fact he saw my house as his, sums it up for me

Whereas you were all sweetness and light and never said a bad thing about him or his MH. Hmm

lamingtonnutty · 09/06/2016 14:22

Aren't they just. Lovely bunch!

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CoolforKittyCats · 09/06/2016 14:23

The hounds were out for this OP and congratufuckinglations for making it all worse through this sort of untruth.

This sort of 'untruth'

What untruth?

Stop exaggerating

Pagwatch · 09/06/2016 14:23

I'm 55. I'm pretty sure I did a lot of things in my youth that I don't do now.

Golly, I'm incredibly powerful. I personally have made it worse. I've posted like 8 times in many days. But I've made it worse? Crikey.m

Whisky2014 · 09/06/2016 14:24

Cool any reason you're on here except to goad? Because I can't see one.

lamingtonnutty · 09/06/2016 14:24

Yes, I was all sweetness., thanks.

Like I said, I came on here to rant. Better I say that here then to him? It must be terribly hard being so perfectly, perfect, that you don't say mean things about anyone, ever! Or lose you cool, ever!

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Pagwatch · 09/06/2016 14:25

I am fucking lovely actually. Yet still no chocolate. This is the worst 'send Pagwatch chocolate' Day ever.

Whisky2014 · 09/06/2016 14:26

Both his son and daughter are a bit shock at how he has been the last couple of days."

Been tittle-tattling about him again?

This is actually mind boggling! So she can't speak to other people, in real life who actually know him and could provide support and suggestions? Why is is a "tittle tattle" to have a conversation?

lamingtonnutty · 09/06/2016 14:27

Pag, that wasn't directed at you.

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CoolforKittyCats · 09/06/2016 14:28

Yes, I was all sweetness.

Hmm

Never said I was 'perfect'. I don't use derogatory words towards people with MH issues nor make guests feel unwelcome.

I also apologise if I have done something wrong you haven't said whether you appologised to him I see

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