Unhelpful MIL- whose job to tell her?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You made some tactical errors. Making a menu and then telling her what to cook is taking it too far. Do you have a history or not eating what she cooks or criticizing her food? I am voting that she had no idea what to do with the stuff you bought and just doesn't want to say anything. Both my mom and MIL are extremely helpful, but I wouldn't dream of asking either of them to cook the meals I planned in advance.

That being said, suck it up and know you can't count on her for this type of help in the future.

OP was probably trying to make things easier for MIL by having a menu. If MIL didn't know how to make something, she should've said so. Somehow, I don't think OP expected her MIL to cook 3 Michelin star food every night. OP sounds like she would've been happy if her MIL made any kind of meal.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would send her ass home and she would never be welcome back. If my spouse didn't like it, she can fucking go with ( Im a husband). Old hag can cry her eyes out on her deathbed about the grand babies she never sees.

That escalated quickly