To meet up with MIL to discuss broken wine glass!

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Can't believe the previous thread reached a thousand posts, thanks so much for your support everyone!

I ended up reading MIL's facebook messages for me this morning. Turns up she wants to meet up at a café this weekend to smooth things over "without the boys knowing". She also said she would bring the egg pram back (?!).

Haven't replied yet. DH was pretty upset last night; not sure if he is actually considering going NC with his father. If so, it wouldn't be fair of me to meet up with his Mum in secret - but she's always been lovely to me and I'd hate for my GC having no GP in his life.
Ugh! Still so gutted over this whole thing.

You have all posted some very good advice so I am going to sit and read through it until I decide what we do now.

Could do with an update

*PotTheRed
The sixth poster on the original thread said this saga would end up in the a Daily Fail. Is ending up in The Sun better or worse.
🤔. I’m impressed they noticed the OP originally said she was drinking a glass of wine but then remembered she had made a mistake and that she was actually drinking a non alcoholic cocktail. 😂😂

I wonder if the in laws will see the article 😳😳😳*

Something makes me say highly unlikely unless somebody else points it out.
The Sun is a working class paper, people who own £156 wine glasses are not likely to buy the Sun or look it up online. They are the sort who'd only want to read broadsheets and look down their noses at such rags as the Sun!

Offthebandwagonagain "I’d say cancel the glass order and pay for a private scan"

^ No!!! Absolutely don't cancel the glass. Don't be like them.

I think you should do as PotteryLady suggested v v v

"I would reply that we are not so petty and your glass will be with you next week and attach a copy of the receipt - say enjoy your glass, stand it on the mantle piece in place of the picture of your grandchild. So sorry x"

Sorry to have to say it, but they don’t like you

@AvoidingDM they are smack bang in the DM demographic though.

I would reply that we are not so petty and your glass will be with you next week and attach a copy of the receipt - say enjoy your glass, stand it on the mantle piece in place of the picture of your grandchild.

After reading your update... 100% this!

I’ve just checked my news feed on iPhone. To my surprise the £156 glass article in the Sun is trending! I’d expect it to perhaps be picked up by the naicer press now.

Most addictive thread for ages! 🍷 so sorry op though. Thank god your DH sounds great. Really hope this can be mended (by them).

My mum never stuck up for me with my stepdad, this went on from the age of 7 till I had ds and a bit after. Consequently DS had no relationship with his grandparents till he was 20. My step dad was a control freak till he had brain injury 12 years ago which left him disabled, forgetful and a nicer person, my mum was then able to be her own person and not just sit in the shadow of his shifty controlling behaviour, however he had an op at Xmas and whilst still not 100% he seems to remember he was an arsehole, I m in the middle of deciding if I can face visiting him 500 miles apart. MY sweet son loves him but accepts he is not perfect. Talk to your dh, show a United front, ur baby won't miss out on him as a grandfather of this is an indication of his treatment of family.

Do people think if FIL read about this situation in the paper and saw everyone's comments, he would realise he was being unreasonable? Or is he so deluded he was just be furious and think everyone is wrong?

It's made the Sun now

www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/6218354/mum-to-be-outraged-after-her-in-laws-sent-her-a-bill-for-156-for-a-broken-wine-glass/amp/

Sorry for duplicate posts, it said it hadn't posted

OP I am so sorry that you and your DH are in this awful situation through no fault of your own. Your PILs sound very unpleasant and petty. I hope that you and your husband can manage to put this behind you and enjoy your pregnancy and baby without upset and emotional manipulation.

You must be reeling from seeing your thread in the newspapers and providing “entertainment” for thousands of people. You probably regret starting the thread now. None of this is your fault, you didn’t expect it to develop this way.

It’s time that what goes on Mumsnet stays on Mumsnet

Still curious what the glass looks like that costs so much. Any pictures?

Crispy if he saw it he's deluded enough to think everybody is wrong. He's had years and years of getting his own way.

If you're still about op I would cancel glass and book a scan.

"Here is the receipt for the replacement glass. We plan to keep the glass itself on the mantelpiece and will ensure that ds knows that this is the value his grandfather placed on us."

Oh bugger, I didn't mean to post that.

I feel this has been blown way out of proportion. PILS have made a bad move, there's no need to take it to the extreme of punishment. I feel Mumsnet is egging you on to be quite extreme.

Could you really maintain a close family relationship with people like that though, TellyCushion? Personally it would be faking it to me... and what's the point in that? Who the hell bills their own son and DIL for an accident they can (much more) readily, afford to replace? It doesn't sound like there's much love lost between the son and parents anyway.

OP I'm sorry that you posted on Mumsnet to ask for support and have ended up having your story used to entertain readers of The Sun.

Mumsnet talk is not private (not sure why), but I think it's unacceptable for the media to just grab members' content and make it so public. I hope you get everything sorted out and wish you well with your pregnancy.

OP acknowledge in the first thread that this would be a possibility and said she didn't mind @MamaButton

Idontdowindows Ah I missed that!