What is the worst thing that MIL has done/said to you?

[Ilovemyboy]

A negative thread I know but this nasty lady is in my head at the moment.

Need to know I'm not alone.

The worst thing MIL has done to me is sent DP a v.long email detailing each and every thing that she thinks is wrong with me and told him I am trying to rip their family apart.

Another corker was she told us, when I was 6 weeks pregnant, that our baby was a bad idea.

I could go on...

Did anyone see this in yesterday's Observer? made me think of this thread!

Oh Belgo , what an old boot!

Well havnt got an interfering MIL, in fact completely the opposite. Has never come to see us in our own home as dosnt want to leave the dog alone. [marge simpson hmmmmmmm sound] So the first time we packed DS up for the 4 hour trip to see her for the first time (ds about 4 months old) He had awfull colic, I was run ragged so she volunteered to sit whilst DP and I went for a walk to relax. Came back after 1/2 hour, DS screaming his heart out, she had taken dog for a walk as couldnt handle his crying

OOh, we get the dog thing now we've moved too- mind you, my own Mum was going to skip my wedding reception coz of the dog until dad forcibly palced it in kennels, and my mum is normally not an evil tyoe at all- DH has a good relationship with her: he says he only married me for their Christmases.

We get letters rather than e-mail- traditionally they include the words 'This behaviour will not be tolerated'. Er, what ya gonna do about it then love? We burn any letters- too much nasty karma for the house.

Seriously, it used to really upset me. DH warned me about her when we met, but I wanted to try and build a relationship with her. I had an almost-MIL before Dh and after a brief rocky start we got on well, used to meet for lunch and stuff. But we've had to remove my MIL from our lives: DH insisted on it, it was putting us all under too much stress.

Peachyclair, I understand about the letters - I had to destroy my MIL's poison pen letters for the same reason.

I don't think I can pick one thing she's said or done as the worst - don't want to give her the head space.

But how about her saying, of my gorgeous bay daughter (aged about eight weeks), her first and only grandchild...

...dramatic pause for attention...

'I always think of him as a boy'