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Frankola · 2021-06-01T19:48:42+00:00

Sometimes I really can't help but think that my DHs family are genuinely insane 😂 My SIL is currently playing a game of "hide the wedding date". So the story here is that she has booked her wedding. Announced this on Facebook (obviously). And asked my DH, her brother, to be a part of the groomsmen. DH said lovely, yes and asked what date the wedding was. She is genuinely, honestly, no word of a lie refusing to tell him?!!! How can he agree to a date he doesn't know? Why would she hide this?! 😂 It's almost as funny as them turning up to our wedding with a full tin foil packed picnic as they didn't know if a hotel venue booked for the entire day would provide food? 😒 Or the time that my DH hurt his back back was bed bound for a week. His mum and sister turned up and took over the house. Insisting on doing everything for DH and in turn insisting I do everything for them! This ended up with them telling everyone who'd listen that they had to "come to help care" for DH, making out I did nothing for him in that time. Well obviously I didn't when they made it so I was relegated to waiting on THEM hand and foot instead! Do I have the strangest ILs? Please say it isn't so?!

ArgyleIsle · 03/06/2021 15:18

My IL's are fab, my parents however....a whole other thread.

MusicWithRocksIn1t · 03/06/2021 16:03

[quote Worldwide2]@MusicWithRocksIn1t

Omg, why on earth do they not open their post? What's the reason behind it? Does you dh open his post now? That is the most bizarre thing iv read in ages lol[/quote]
I honestly have no idea why they won't open it. No one can give me a reason it's so weird! Its almost a point of pride, to his mother especially.
He now opens a few bits more but not all of it and we arent allowed to get rid of any of the unopened stuff incase it turns out to be important but he still won't open it. There's bags and bags of it in the attic some of it older then our 10 year relationship.
His mother does this too its utterly bonkers and they are a bit thick as PP said in general when together although H is pretty intelligent on his own, it's like his IQ drops when he's around his family.

Another gem from their family is that my MIL tells me off every time we talk for feeding my children too much fruit as that's why they poop every day or two and apparently is really unhealthy... my mother once confused this as veg until I pointed out that they would honestly never consider giving their kids veg at all.

Wanttocryatthecost · 03/06/2021 16:20

@TheMostHappy

I have many but one of my favourites was when ds1 was born and I was asked to step out of a family photo so it could be of "just family" despite my marrying in 5 years previously.

Sounds like my ex-MIL I wasn’t even included in “family photos” on my actual wedding day.

A few weeks after the we got married we were at a family funeral and there were extended relatives from out of town, my exMIL turned round begging one of them to propose to his gf as she’s desperate to go to a family wedding as she hasn’t been to one in years.

TheMotherlode · 03/06/2021 16:35

My PILs are lovely people but do have some odd behaviour. They just really want to be involved in everything and DH never wants to say no, so I find I often have to try to let them down gently.

When I was pregnant with DD, PILs genuinely assumed that they would be in the birthing room with us the whole time, they were quite upset when I told them that I just wanted DH and possibly my Mum. They still made sure to turn up and somehow slip into the recovery ward where I had been moved after theatre, I hadn’t even had chance to put any knickers on!

We’re planning to move house soon and so are SIL/BIL. PIL keep (completely seriously) suggesting that we all sell up at the same time and club together to buy a big house that we can all live in

When we first moved into our current house, MIL would turn up a least once a week unannounced with a random friend or colleague to give them a tour of my house then sit them down and make them a cup of tea. It’s really not an exciting house at all, just a basic 3 bed suburban semi. She is still very upset that we won’t give her a key

Crazycat53 · 03/06/2021 16:55

My mil had 2 sons. When we were expecting Ds (1st GC) she said ' i knew you were going to do this to me. You knew I wanted a gd not a gs'. Lots of drama later she never did forgive me for having a son. 4 years later DD arrives & could do no wrong in the eyes of mil. She'd go in holiday & bring gifts back for DD but nothing for Ds. Quite obvious favouritism until she passed away when DD was 6.

MissConductUS · 03/06/2021 16:58

was obsessed I should go to A&E for the most random things. Sneezing 4 times, itching the top of my foot because it wasn’t ‘normal’. Also I should I go because when I took one pill from a 14 day antibiotic prescription I wasn’t magically cured.

It's utterly mind boggling what some people think is a good reason to visit A&E for, like sore feet after walking around the city all day in dress shoes.

One thing I love about MN is that it make me appreciate my lovely, completely sane MIL.

Wanttocryatthecost · 03/06/2021 17:00

Not my MIL unfortunately my M, my poor SILs have had decades of putting up with her shit, there are far far too many thing, but here are a few:

Wore a white dress to DB1s wedding.
Got completely wasted at DNs christening, abused all SILs family especially SILs DM, told everyone she did all the work and paid for it.
Fed my DNs chicken nuggets and fish fingers even though they were being brought up vegetarian because she didn’t approve, when me & my DF tried telling her to stop she dismissed us as apparently it wasn’t real meat anyway so didn’t matter.
Use to let herself into DB & SILs house and go though all the cupboards and read their mail. She actually did this with everyone not just her DILs.
Found out how SIL2 was wearing her hair on her wedding day and had the exact same style.
Tells DN to ignore SIL as she dosnt know what she’s talking about, only Nanny dose.
DB & DSIL run a successful business my DF worked for him for several years, one works event my DB had splashed out on a very sought after hotel venue, put all staff and partners up for the night and several clients. My M went round telling everyone my DB took advantage of DF trying to kill him with work asking both clients and staff to spy on DBand SIL and report back to her. She told them DB & SIL weren’t nice people, their DDs were horrible brats, one a slag who was probably sleeping with clients to make them happy and lying on her back was the only thing she was good for and the other was evil and a few other things. After she got upset as she didn’t understand why DB & SIL threw her out and went NC stating SIL finally got what she wanted and turned DB against her.
Other SIL left some very expensive business equipment at my DPs home when she took some time out from work, only after DPs insisted so my DB wasn’t paying for storage (M felt SIL was taking advantage of DB if he paid to store her things in a storage unit, never mind she was his wife..) anyway, M decided she no longer wanted the things in her house, no warning or discussion just put them at the end of the driveway work people to help themselves too. Apparently SIL was being ridiculous and overreacting when she found out it had all been taken.

imovethestarsforno1 · 03/06/2021 17:56

the saddest mil story i have was husband took her out for day along with ds who was around 2 thankfully i was at work on the way home she asked husband if next time it could just be the two of them. hubby is an only child and our son is an only child so he's the only gc shes ever going to have but if thanos snapped me and ds out of existence she'd be over joyed

pasbeaucoupdegendarme · 03/06/2021 18:16

@Ofallthethings there is a strong possibility she might... she must have moved house with it twice now 🤦‍♀️

FakeColinCaterpillar · 03/06/2021 18:23

@MissConductUS

was obsessed I should go to A&E for the most random things. Sneezing 4 times, itching the top of my foot because it wasn’t ‘normal’. Also I should I go because when I took one pill from a 14 day antibiotic prescription I wasn’t magically cured.

It's utterly mind boggling what some people think is a good reason to visit A&E for, like sore feet after walking around the city all day in dress shoes.

One thing I love about MN is that it make me appreciate my lovely, completely sane MIL.

I should say she wouldn’t go herself even if she was at deaths door. There were at least 2 occasions she would have died of something serious and took numerous people to get her to go. FIL probably died slightly earlier than he did because she refused to get any medical help. Itchy foot though....

Cocolapew · 03/06/2021 18:31

DH had to wrestle the phone out of MIL hands because she tried to phone 999 for an ambulance for DD1. She was days old and was crying for a feed 😶.

Newestname001 · 03/06/2021 19:07

@Wanttocryatthecost

Oh my word!! What poisonous behaviour. Your mother is surely certifiable!

Was your poor SIL ever financially recompensed for the loss of that equipment? 🌹

Clearthinking · 03/06/2021 19:46

@56Newestname

@Clearthinking

Offered our spare rooms to family in Ireland to come over and stay in, we didn't know anything about it

Gosh don't leave it there - what happened next? Did you find out about your "guests" before they turned up on your doorstep? 🌹

Thankfully they politely declined. They decided 9 plane tickets would cost too much! Xx

Sexnotgender · 03/06/2021 21:34

@TheMostHappy

I have many but one of my favourites was when ds1 was born and I was asked to step out of a family photo so it could be of "just family" despite my marrying in 5 years previously.

Hope you took baby with you!

Harrykanesrightsock · 03/06/2021 22:07

MIL Straddled the best mans face at our wedding. Insisted random people were invited but never arrived costing us hundreds and empty seats we could have had invited more friends. First family holiday we arrived and they were there as a surprise for the full week. Gave 11 year old alcohol.

Wanttocryatthecost · 03/06/2021 22:21

[quote Newestname001]@Wanttocryatthecost

Oh my word!! What poisonous behaviour. Your mother is surely certifiable!

Was your poor SIL ever financially recompensed for the loss of that equipment? 🌹[/quote]
No, even my DB who just lets M do these things had a rant about that but not to her face. Once he had his rant he just moved on and expected his DW too as well. My DF took the fall for it and said it was him that did it even though we knew he didn’t and short of calling him a liar to his face my SIL couldn’t prove otherwise. My DF was far too nice and SIL would never challenge him.

TheMotherlode · 03/06/2021 22:25

First family holiday we arrived and they were there as a surprise for the full week

Noooo! How did you react @Harrykanesrightsock? I think I’d have cried.

Harrykanesrightsock · 04/06/2021 10:09

@TheMotherlode

First family holiday we arrived and they were there as a surprise for the full week

Noooo! How did you react @Harrykanesrightsock? I think I’d have cried.

I did cry and to be honest it spoilt any relationship I could have had with MIL. It was the last straw of many many boundaries she smashed her way through.

CokeDrinker · 04/06/2021 10:52

@Chailatteplease

Placemarking

@Chailatteplease That's what Watch This Thread is for.

CokeDrinker · 04/06/2021 11:10

@Longdistance

I would, but I give a key to fil who helps with childcare and the odd thing here and there. He’s a sap like my dh who won’t say anything. I thought it was the end when somehow mil had a spare set of keys. I asked for them back as the house was for sale. It didn’t sell, so we’re back to square one 🤦🏼‍♀️

If that were me, I'd march over there, manhandle her and frogmarch her off the property. And no, I am not even kidding! No exaggeration! It's called self respect. And, I'd get someone else to do those things because it's clear that he is irresponsible. Wtf is wrong with some of you women on here? Jesus Goodness Almighty! It's 2021, not 1950s for goodness sake! Wtf? Why do you handmaids tale women put up with this absolute utter bullshit!? Woman up! Jesus.

CokeDrinker · 04/06/2021 11:15

The amount of women on here who allow themselves to be treated as subhuman garbage (heaven forbid some of you have daughters and you will be teaching them to roll over and be submissive) is astounding. I've reach about the British not rocking the boat, but many of these are so ridiculous it's like women on here have no respect for themselves and have never been taught to be assertive or have self esteem. Wtf is wrong with some of you? And you are passing the toxic and sexist cycle on to your own daughters. FFS, no normal woman would put up with even one fifth of these things - even in handmaids times!

CokeDrinker · 04/06/2021 11:15

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OrangeRug · 04/06/2021 11:32

My ex's mum asked him if I shaved down below and if I would like a vibrator for my birthday.

notyetamumbuttrying · 04/06/2021 11:40

@OrangeRug haha did you say yes??

CokeDrinker · 04/06/2021 11:53

@Wanttocryatthecost

Not my MIL unfortunately my M, my poor SILs have had decades of putting up with her shit, there are far far too many thing, but here are a few:

Wore a white dress to DB1s wedding.
Got completely wasted at DNs christening, abused all SILs family especially SILs DM, told everyone she did all the work and paid for it.
Fed my DNs chicken nuggets and fish fingers even though they were being brought up vegetarian because she didn’t approve, when me & my DF tried telling her to stop she dismissed us as apparently it wasn’t real meat anyway so didn’t matter.
Use to let herself into DB & SILs house and go though all the cupboards and read their mail. She actually did this with everyone not just her DILs.
Found out how SIL2 was wearing her hair on her wedding day and had the exact same style.
Tells DN to ignore SIL as she dosnt know what she’s talking about, only Nanny dose.
DB & DSIL run a successful business my DF worked for him for several years, one works event my DB had splashed out on a very sought after hotel venue, put all staff and partners up for the night and several clients. My M went round telling everyone my DB took advantage of DF trying to kill him with work asking both clients and staff to spy on DBand SIL and report back to her. She told them DB & SIL weren’t nice people, their DDs were horrible brats, one a slag who was probably sleeping with clients to make them happy and lying on her back was the only thing she was good for and the other was evil and a few other things. After she got upset as she didn’t understand why DB & SIL threw her out and went NC stating SIL finally got what she wanted and turned DB against her.
Other SIL left some very expensive business equipment at my DPs home when she took some time out from work, only after DPs insisted so my DB wasn’t paying for storage (M felt SIL was taking advantage of DB if he paid to store her things in a storage unit, never mind she was his wife..) anyway, M decided she no longer wanted the things in her house, no warning or discussion just put them at the end of the driveway work people to help themselves too. Apparently SIL was being ridiculous and overreacting when she found out it had all been taken.

@Wanttocryatthecost But I bet you've never put your mum straight on any of this or told her any home truths about herself.