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SIL - I don't want a huge row.

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cearnog · 26/06/2013 18:13

I don?t know how to manage SIL. She is a very strong force and it?s her way or not at all and I find her really difficult. She asks questions and then ignores anything I say, repeating her point. She watches a lot of daytime TV, which I don?t because I work, so don?t really know what she?s talking about, but when I say I haven?t seen something she?ll argue that I must have and is very put out if I don?t just agree.

Recently we were there because she had asked us to drop MIL round to hers, we agreed but told her we couldn?t stay as we had plans. Obviously she ignored us because when we arrived she then got annoyed that we weren?t staying for dinner. Confused Since then when we?ve seen her she makes sniping comments about how we always get arrangements wrong and how our indecisiveness costs her money. This is one example but there?s loads more.

The rest of the family indulge her but I find it maddening. We see her every couple of weeks and it always the same ? sniping comments sometimes referring to events going back years. She?s worse when she?s at our house. Most of it is aimed at DH, although sometimes she turns on me. I?m usually very confident but I just don?t know how to handle her as I don?t want to cause a massive row but don?t want to feel I?m being put down or watch DH be put down in public.

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Mintyy · 26/06/2013 18:17

Why do you see so much of her? Get your dh to stop inviting her round to your house.

wispa31 · 26/06/2013 18:20

jees what is it with all the IL bother threads just now?? if it were me id just tell her fuck off out my face and not bother with her. cant be arsed with bitches like that. dont agree to any future arrangements if she is going to accuse you and bully you everytime over it. you cant win so why bother.

cearnog · 26/06/2013 18:30

Thanks for the replies. You're both right.

We visit because when we didn't for a time, she would 'mention' it when we were all out with friends. If we didn't share some of the same friends, I'm not sure I'd bother really. The other issue is that we don't always invite her round, she just arrives with her kids. If I can avoid it I don't open the door. I think we might be busy after this weekend.

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