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I really dislike my MIL

30 replies

Newhome121 · 12/05/2022 14:58

Just the title really. She just made me feel like crap when I went to pick up DS from her home. She had her friends around for tea and her and them were looking me up and down judging me. One was blatantly just staring at me open mouthed. I had no make up on and just jeans and a top as I was cleaning all day. I really feel down and upset they way she judges me. I was a Uk size 6 when I got married but in her words I was fat as my hips and breast were “huge”. I’m a size 12/14 now so you can imagine the stares and comments I get.

not to drip feed she’s Indian, in her 70’s and thinks her son is the best guy in the world and thinks my only role was to give birth to her grandkids and I can now happily disappear to leave her to raise my kids. I don’t think I can put it any better than I did this morning so please read my post on the thread “why are you on mumsnet in the small hours”: I’ve copied abs pasted my response to the thread below the link. www.mumsnet.com/talk/_chat/4547831-why-are-you-on-mumsnet-in-the-small-hours

Newhome121 · 12/05/2022 02:17
feeling anxious about finding a house to move into. Feeling anxious about everything else too. Just dreading tomorrow (well today now it’s 2:13am England), seeing MIL. Haven’t seen her for 2 blessed weeks. She takes care of my son when I worked (her choice completely). I left work and everyday she cries to DH she misses her 1:1 time with ds. She keeps asking me when I’m planning to go to work! I keep feeling guilty as DH keeps telling me his parents are lonely and ds keeps them busy so today I’m dropping him off there. I’ve loved spending last week and this week with my baby. I just wish I didn’t feel guilty spending time with him. DH keeps saying his mum was crying on the phone.

sorry for long rant lol!

OP posts:
SarahSissions · 13/05/2022 17:09

You can borrow my MIL for a week if you want and then you’ll be begging for yours back.
sorry you have a shit one too xx

ChocolatRaisins · 13/05/2022 17:23

Mine is like this. She is not Indian, but from a different culture to me. She said very similar things to yours. She took a very long rope and hung herself with it. I do duty visits every 3 months but aside from this I have nothing to do with it. She bangs on about her health and her friends and more mundane crap and I instantly switch off and think about what I need from Tesco or what plans I have for that week. I channel Sybil from Faulty Towers and throw in a few "oooooh I know" and "Did she, oh I say".

Newhome121 · 13/05/2022 19:36

Thank you again for all the supportive messages. I’m sorry to hear some of you also have crappy MIL like mine.

To answer a question I was asked about my parents; no they won’t give me any support or back up. Yes I do need to not care about what she says or does. In truth I wanted a nice mil and I wanted to get on with her. We did live with them for a year when we first got married and it was awful. We moved out as everyday it was drama and her childish antics just made everyone including FIL fed up and he actually recommended we move out for our and his sanity.

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Speakuptomakeyourselfheard · 13/05/2022 19:42

OP I'm afraid I have no experience of the way that Indian people live, think and act, but I just want to point out, that YOU only have ONE life, please don't waste it on people that are horrible to you like your MIL and also by the sound of it, your DH. If you're really unhappy please seek advice about how you can safely leave this family, as living in misery is no life at all.

PomRuns · 13/05/2022 20:08

Sounds miserable - I absolutely would not give in to her manipulation. Visit when you want and don’t leave your child with her. Your DH needs to back you up, remind him of this.

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