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What is Your Mother in Law Like? Has yours pissed you off?

Posted by on Jun. 13, 2012 at 7:28 AM
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Mine is in the early stages of dementia, and says the most embarrassing things out in public.  To the point, we don't want to go out with her.  She also has a bad habit of chewing with her mouth open, spewing food in the face of whoever is sitting across from her.  Other than that, she is an uneducated woman, who had a pretty hard life, and seems to place blame on everyone else.  Not a very personable woman to get along with, imo.  She came from nothing, and considered all my knick knacks, and collections of antiques 'clutter'...i never really know if anything i do pleases her, because she never indicates that it does.  Makes me feel like not doing anything anymore...she even had the gall to tell my dd she was such a pretty little girl and now that she's grown up,  'what happened?'  short of calling her ugly...my dd doens't hold much respect for her after that comment, and i dont' blame her.   

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TugBoatMama
by on Jun. 13, 2012 at 10:19 AM
I love my mil. She has a few annoying traits but she has never made me unhappy. She is pretty cool.
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SoKamele
by Silver Member on Jun. 13, 2012 at 10:20 AM

 She's pretty awesome. She's a great grandmother. She's stay out of our business. She babysits whenever we want.

My mom and her were best friends...before my mom passed.

And she rents a studio apt from us above our garage.

my_babies_n_me
by Silver Member on Jun. 13, 2012 at 10:22 AM
My MIL and FIL fight about everything. She plays the victim, when in reality, he is. Aside from that.. they are both wonderful with our kids and they are always willing to help us out in any way possible. My MIL does irk me sometimes, but it has a lot more to do with my personal issues than her.
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Machelle669
by on Jun. 13, 2012 at 10:23 AM
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kagegirl
by Gold Member on Jun. 13, 2012 at 10:23 AM

My mother in law is crazier than a shithouse rat. And I mean that. She has been in and out of mental insitutions her entire life. Left my FIL for a cop, and now she is only happy when making her kids miserable by playing mommy of the fucking year to her boyfriends kids. Just weird. Never met her and I am likely to never  meet her.

circle_of_life
by Platinum Member on Jun. 13, 2012 at 10:26 AM

She's okay, I guess. She lives in Michigan and we are in Arkansas so we don't see her much. The only thing that bothers me about her is that she never sends the kids presents or anything for birthdays and christmas, she always says she is just too broke, but I always see pics on facebook of her grandkids in Michigan opening presents from her. I guess our kids don't count since we don't live up there. I think that's kinda shitty.

mommaslilmen
by Kimmy on Jun. 13, 2012 at 10:29 AM

i havent met my future mil yet, but she has succeded in irritating me. df's sister and bil lived with us and while it was stressful df and i did have some fights. so when sis moved back home she went and told mommy all the horror stories about us fighting and how she thinks that df should just move back to mi (we are in md) and call it quits. df's mom has sent him messages every now and then on his phone and i tell him he should call or text her every  now and then and nothing. so she sent him a fb message that said "i dont know if kimmy is deleting your messages so we cant talk". doesnt help that when i asked df about it he said he pretty much just wants to cut ties with her and wont stand up for me

(im irritated at his whole family for that issue not just mil)

southern.momof2
by Mel on Jun. 13, 2012 at 10:33 AM
My mil is a wonderful woman. She is a private care nurse and takes care of elderly people who still live in their homes but needs help. She gets really attached to them and it very hard on her when they pass. She loves helping them and keeping them in their homes instead of a nursing facility.

I have a son from a previous relationship and she adores him. No one would ever know that he is not her biological grandson. She treats him just as well as she does my daughter. She was actually excited to have a grandson.

I love her like a second mother. I am fortunate to have her in my life.
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Xstitchinmom
by Gold Member on Jun. 13, 2012 at 10:38 AM
My mil is great, however my own mom pisses me the hell off lol...
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Livv066
by Silver Member on Jun. 13, 2012 at 10:44 AM
I met her once, and talked to her a handful of times. She's nice.
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