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To think my MIL is rude

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MrsMumm · 06/05/2019 10:51

Hiya, so I have recently come to the conclusion that my MIL is very rude. This is due to the fact that she ruined Christmas last year by dropping the turkey and blaming it on me. Then in March, it was my birthday, which she claimed to forget, and didn't turn up to the event. I was clearly upset that my husbands mother basically didn't give a damn about me. Now the latest event has put the nail in the coffin. My father in law, who she divorced about 2 years ago, recently had a heart attack while she was on holiday. She found out about it and was very upset on the phone, or so we thought. The next day she rang saying she had extended her holiday a further two weeks. My HIL was livid. How could a woman he's been with for 50 years turn her back on him like that. What should I do?

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ilovebronn · 06/05/2019 11:48

I'm upset I don't have the type of friends that buy and cook another turkey in case one of their mates drops theirs ........you are truly blessed OP

DanielRicciardosSmile · 06/05/2019 11:49

@whyohwhyowhydididoit you mean it didn't taste "like salmon"?!

whyohwhyowhydididoit · 06/05/2019 11:50

‘outcrowd’

Now you are just being silly. Turkeys are not Christian so don’t celebrate Christmas so how could their Christmas be ruined?

I am sure someone more learned than me will be able to let us know what religion turkeys are and what festivals matter most to them.

Tunnockswafer · 06/05/2019 11:52

OP you ask what you should do - what does your dh want to “do”?

KurriKurri · 06/05/2019 11:52

I'm only interested in the turkey - what do your wealthy friends normally do witht he spare turkey - or do they always have a turkey handy in case a friends MIL drops one. Do they give the spare turkey to poor folks after Christmas, or ostentatiously throw it in the bin to show how rich they are ?

Why were you making a 74 yr old Remainer lift a turkey ? - that's what's abusive - they are heavy, no wonder she dropped it .

Anyway after brexit there won't be any turkeys, or any Christmases so you won't need to worry about any of this.

Gamble66 · 06/05/2019 11:52

This is hilarious 🤣

funnylittlefloozie · 06/05/2019 11:53

Is your nsme Sharon? Did a wasp make you drop the turkey? Are you drunk already?

AginNAgin · 06/05/2019 11:54

I find it's always handy to have a spare turkey in the fridge. You never know when it'll come in handy.

DanielRicciardosSmile · 06/05/2019 11:55

Why were you making a 74 yr old Remainer lift a turkey ? - that's what's abusive - they are heavy, no wonder she dropped it.

Ahh, but she's a respectfully mobile 74-year-old remainer. That makes all the difference.

LonelyGir1 · 06/05/2019 11:56

Grin Grin Thank you for the smile. Enjoy the rest of your bank holiday weekend

Dippypippy1980 · 06/05/2019 11:59

Is this the plot of a tv show?? I feel like I have missed something

Cannyhandleit · 06/05/2019 12:02

Which way did you and DH vote?? Is your difference in political opinion what has caused a divide between you and MIL also?

S1naidSucks · 06/05/2019 12:02

FFS OP! She’s a remainer? In that case she could have flung the turkey across the room and still have been in the right. 😁

JoMumsnet · 06/05/2019 12:04

Hello and thanks for all the reports about this thread.

We've been checking things out behind the scenes and we're sorry to say it but we suspect fowl play here.

It looks as though the OP's a previously banned poster so we're going to have to zap this shortly...

Waytooearly · 06/05/2019 12:05

I'm screaming at this.

The turkey was hot and slippery and so that's why it was dropped?

Did she throw it to you before you were ready to catch it? Is that why she's blaming you?

DaisyYellow · 06/05/2019 12:05

No, please keep this thread going!!!!!

ememem84 · 06/05/2019 12:06

Can’t believe you interrupted a friend’s Christmas to make them get their spare Turkey for you.

To be fair Dm buys two. One for Christmas. One for new year. But the ny one is frozen. Your friends buy two fresh turkeys?

Still unsure why you didn’t just use the original turkey.

I remember similar happening when I was a kid. Ddad carried turkey into the room to go on the table and it slid off the plate. Dm just helped him pick it up and said something about fetching the “other” turkey. Ie she served it minus the bits which had hit the carpet.

We’ve also had the oven break on Christmas Day. Had to bbq the turkey. That was fun....

Cannyhandleit · 06/05/2019 12:06

At this point I don't even care if it's not real! The replies are hilarious!

AginNAgin · 06/05/2019 12:06

Well now we know that Remainers are not to be trusted around turkeys....

Who was she off on holidays with? Or did she find nice French man to entice her to remain...... Remain...... get it? God this turkey bashing MIL is bringing out the comedian in me.

BananasAreTheSourceOfEvil · 06/05/2019 12:08

I like the sound of MIL. Shes sounds sassy.

She divorces her husband over principles, doesnt like you so fucked your turkey on the floor, 'forgot' your birthday and then celebrated her ex's misfortune with a holiday... whats not to love?

llangennith · 06/05/2019 12:08

I love this thread! Even if the OP is bonkers and a PBP😂

DanielRicciardosSmile · 06/05/2019 12:12

Well that whiled away an otherwise boring BHM morning so thanks OP!

Bluntness100 · 06/05/2019 12:12

Jesus, the shit people make up for attention, Confused

Waytooearly · 06/05/2019 12:12

She celebrated her ex's heart attack with a holiday!

Threw at hot slippery turkey on the floor!

I'm fucking weeping over here.

Waytooearly · 06/05/2019 12:16

Pleeeeeease don't zap this thread.

I want a diagram of the kitchen.

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