for thinking my MIL is out of order (again?!!?) ....

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THIS time she comes round at about midday, the heating was on in the morning, it goes off during the day (were usually out or wrapped up with blankies if inside!) and then we put it back on in the evening to warm the bedrooms up.

So anyways, DH was telling her about our shopping trip the previous day, we had recieved our Park vouchers that we work bloody hard to save up for all year, so went and got christmas presents for most of the kids in the family.

DH was telling her about the thomas the tank stuff we got for his nephew (it was 5 items in total because his birthday is in December too so we got that whilst we were there)

The kids are sat on the couch watching 'Bee movie' with jumpers and blankets and also one of those microwavable teddies each!

She leaves and later on we get a text from her to DH saying ...

'Son, you need to put your heating on, your house is freezing. You boast about spending money on thomas toys but you wont put the heating on? You can't leave the children cold like that! a warm house is important. I will put £10 on your metre tomorrow'

I sent her a text back saying ...

'firstly we bought those presents with park vouchers we have saved up for all year. Secondly we DO have the heating on, but not all day. We can't afford to! Who can? And we just put money on the metre yesterday, thanks'

She then replied that i don't have to 'justify my purchases to her'

but I obviously do if she is commenting on them!!

I was so tempted to take ALL the thomas toys back to woolworths and TXT her other son ands tell him that he won't be getting anything for his kids this year as his mother thinks we should be spending that money to keep the house heated 24/7!!

I wouldn't though!

Shes such an interfering bint.

Ignore her,some people are never happy unless they are having a pop.

Mmm... heating is such a contentious issue. Some people think it's bad for a room to be slightly cool, others think it's bad for a room to be slightly too warm. She sounds irritating, but genuinely beliving that the level of heat is too low in your house. I would simply tell her that "we are perfectly comfortable with how warm it is in the house and the children certainly aren't suffering".

ive heard some interfering old bag stories in my time... and i take your word absolutley.

but seems to me like a mum concerned for her son and sons family.

When it gets to christmas day tell her sorry she doesnt have a present but you put her money in the meter.

what a cow !

Ignore her. Overly warm houses are not healthy for children in any case.

Accept the £10 for the lecky meter though, you will be able to recharge Thomas the Tank's rechargeable batteries.

Tell her to mind her own business and that in years to come your children are more likely to remember (and be affcected by it) if they have no Xmas presents rather than remember being a bit cold!

Custy... shes MENTAL.

You know DH worked hard fixing up the bathroom because she had commented on it. (it did need doing but hadn't managed to save up money to do it up yet)

She came round when it was done and walked in there and said 'oh, you have a shower curtain... you can get leigonaires (sp?) disease from those you know son?'

Didn't mention all the work he had done.