What mad/batty things does your MIL do or say/or has she done?

[meggymoo]

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Mine was horrid. She used to make a dessert called "snow" which was evaporated milk and egg whites whisked together. She made me eat a huge bowl, and then when I said I was going to be sick she picked me up, slung me outside the back door and flung a bucket out after me and made me stay outside on the doorstep for ages.

I did have a nice holiday, thank you, and am frightfully touched by the near-thread.

Sandyballs, I too get 'isn't it marvellous that X learned to cook to look after you' when in fact he learned to cook - at the age of thirty-five because I put my foot down about the fact he couldn't. MnotinLaw manages to make this into a justification of giving boys toy guns to play with too.

Also I get the 'in Asian families' argument when actually, er, I've got one too, it's just a different family.

I know. My brother blocked the loo once (huge plop, then loads of toilet paper) and it overflowed, and she screamed her head off at him and made him cry.

Dead now, thankfully. She was a bit off her rocker. Her brother used to eat worms for a laugh. The weirdest family, and alot of it rubbed off on my dad who is now mad as a hatter.

LOL @ some of these..

Oh God, I am dim. Thought this thread was about grannies. Have just realised its MILs.

My MIL hasn't done/said anything batty to me - she died 6 months before I met DH

Some of these are very funny. My MIL has come out with a few corkers in her time.

Whilst showing me and my SIL around her new flat (I'd already seen it before she bought it and wasn't keen) However my SIL loved it. MIL said 'see, I knew she'd like it - she has class'

'Well, I suppose it's not the end of the world if you have to have a baby in that house' when we announced we were expecting ds

Trying to think of more....

Oh yes, she oftens refers to our house as a 'shanty back' nas wsa suprised taht we've just sold it 'as we hadn't event done it up for sale'

my MIL is often unbearable.never mind offering to give me sex advice so I didnt have to take 'that poision' (the pill.......) (and i declined the advice) or saying m/c were 'meant to be' (oh so f*-ing helpful after a m/c ) but she also insists all her sons must be 'properly cared for' and often will comment ' is THAT what youre giving him for tea?'.....(tear hair out emoticon here)
she has advice on absolutley everything you can think of, most of it absolute crap.esp the bits about how to raise babies properly....I pretty much blame my PND on her actually....
and I live two doors away from her!!!!!!!! save me someone......

mine told my boss at our wedding reception that once i had kids i wouldn't be returning to work, not true and not something i'd ever discussed with her in the first place

On a narrowboat holiday, I'd been doing all of the cooking all week (as well as most of the steering) while MIL sat at the front of the boat doing bugger all. She finally said she would make lunch one day, came and called us from the tiller, we sat down and out came two plates, one for her and one for dh - she hadn't made me anything because "I didn't know what you wanted, dear".

On the 34 metres of elastic she gave me for Christmas: "It's very difficult to get hold of these days".

When dd was 5 weeks old, feeding for England and crying 95% of the time: "That baby needs a smack, and if she plays up for me like she plays up for you, she'll get one".

On being told that we were getting some professional photos done of dd: "I wouldn't bother dear, she's not that attractive when all said and done".

On breastfeeding: "I don't know why you're bothering dear, why do you think scientists spent millions of pounds on developing formula if we were meant to breastfeed?"

On toys: "Little girls shouldn't be given trains and cranes to play with; you'll make her gay".

On me: "But of course you haven't made a proper career out of having children like I did; you're not a proper mother until you've got two".

Ooooh, I could go on ...

oh dp's mum is really lovely. but SO annoying sometimes.

her favourite is insisting on trying to rock ds to sleep.. he HATES this and only really goes to sleep in his pram or cot.

or saying

"oh you don't want that do you" and swiping his dummy out of his mouth! cue wailing and attempts to rock him to sleep!!

WWB!!!!
she sounds awful! i can't believe she said your dd wasn't attractive!

btw... i started a thread ages ago asking who got the elastic for xmas! now i know

wwb!! are you married to my BIL?????

When I had an early m/c and was devastated, she looked and looked for reasons and decided it was because I'd gone to the gym. I had gone once and taken it very easy, also I was only 6 weeks when I miscarried. What made it worse was she has had 2 m/c herself and I stupidly thought she'd be supportive.

I once did that thing of writing down things she'd said and done, so I could throw the list away and maybe "move on". When I got to 2 sides of A4 paper I gave up! Now I have as little to do with her as possible and that seems to work for both of us.

I could go on, but you'd never believe half of the things she's said!

Oh, and the nicest one was while I was still in my wedding dress on my wedding day: "I'm going to be the worst mother-in-law you could ever wish for".

She's certainly that.

i've posted this before

my son had severe reflux (treated by a paediatrician) .... MIL - "it's your breastmilk that is causing him to throw up"

on breastfeeding in general, at 3 months old, "oh, are you still doing THAT"

on 2 week old crying "put him in the pram at the bottom of the garden so you can't hear him"

on my choice of paint colour "well, it's a bit drab dear, but i guess that reflects your personality"

on my hair "it looks ok when you bother"

on wearing lipstick "you look much nicer when you make an effort"

on my husband resigning and being a SAHD while I work a 60 hour week "its your responsibility dear - you need to manipulate him to do what you want him to"

on me being australian "well, i guess you can't help your accent", and "i visited there once - the people are very smelly"

oh, i could go on ...........

WWW - are you my SIL???