Here's a hot topic for you... Mother in Laws...

[lilyrose73]

My MIL drives me nuts.  She complains to me that my son doesn't eat enough... then she complains that my daughter eats too much!  And when my son tells her he misses our house in Milwaukee because it has a basement and it's big, she has the nerve to say that our "little" house here in Florida in never clean so how would we keep a bigger house clean???

In my head I was like, "bitch, 99% of the time my house is spotless.. WTH are you talking about???"  We were talking on web cam and I wanted to reach through the computer screen and smack her! 

How do you get a long with your MIL... please feel free to share any stories so I know that I am not the only one who has to deal with this crap.  On the bright side, we used to live about 20 miles from her... now we live 1,500 miles from her LOL.

[Raintree]

My mother in law HATED me at first. In fact, because of pressure from his family, my husband and I broke up about three times. Then he grew some and told them off. Then we hurriedly got married, and that was that. In the following year, when I birthed their first grandchild- I became the favorite daughter in law- and that's pretty much where it remains.

This is not to say that they don't still drive me insane occasionally... They send me the most bizarre gifts. I have this lace dress - apparently a filipino customary dress thing- that I look absolutely HILARIOUS in. I mean, I look like I should put on some clown make-up and ride a unicycle. That funny. My sister in law sent me a bag last year for my birthday with marijuana leaves all over it- which I thought was hysterical, because she obviously doesn't know what those are. Anyway, it's interesting!

[rotPferd]

I adored my short, round, sicilian MIL!! She was the only reason I would go to visit my DH family. She's been gone 3 years now and I miss her terribly!

[Kays_Mama06]

My MIL is a worrywart and a control freak.. Actually DH married his mother in a way and Im sure it kills her that she doesnt have the control she used to over her son anymore.. I mean dont get me wrong.. I love her.. She helped me out A LOT while DH was gone but the stories i hear from my SIL and MIL's sister are pretty crazy.

I have no real problems with her.. Although one time she did say something that put me over the top (about how my son looks more white and no one can tell he's half Puerto Rican) and she looked at me and said "you look like you want to kill me.." I said "No not kill you but hurt you badly is more like it.." Yes i had the evil bitch look on my face and meant every word i said and everyone around me was shocked.. I say what i mean and mean what i say and she hasn't done anything like that since.. And i highly doubt she ever will. I do not play.

And whenever she does say something that has to do with DS, I am not afraid to tell her anything i feel. She might try to come back with something quick but as long as I say what im feeling, im good.  

[mandy_aka]

I lived with my mil. and I hated it! DH and i would fight all the time. She always tried to get me to tell her when we would fight. UH NO!. She was very old school so she believed i should stay home and take care of the kids and he could go out and have fun with his friends. She once told me i was a bad mother to. OMG....it was hell! I never argued with her out of respect for my hubby but i couldn't stand to be in the same room with her. We now have our own place and i rarely see her which is Awesome! lol..but DH and i are happier than ever!

[momaof8]

I feel very lucky. I here all the horror stories, I actually get along with mine. I do get crazy stuff from my mom alot of times I just ignore it. Occasionally I bite back and she backs off. An example would be cleaning. When I was a kid my mom's house was horrible. I mean very mesy and gross. My house is always tidy. Yet my mom will give me housecleaning tips. Crazy I know. I gues it makes them feel better.

[trippyhippy]

Mine is litterally crazy.  In and out of mental facilities and halfway houses.  Thankfully we only see her once a year because she lives in another state.