No judgment in law thread

[Anonymous]

Everything that comes out of MIL's mouth is a complaint about how stupid something or someone is. Some of her favorite phrases: "It's just ridiculous/dumb/idiotic how {fill in the blank.}" "Are they out of their ever loving minds?!" "Oh my Gd, I would never do it that way. How stupid!" And yet, when asked how she would fix something she finds to be so stupid, she has no good response. The woman lives to pick and complain and call others dumb in order to feel superior herself. Ugh.

[Anonymous]

All of these make me nostalgic for my in laws. They are still alive and well, and could be most of the crazy inlaws mentioned here. We are having a quiet Christmas at home this year.

I'm raising my glass of red in honor of all of you.

Merry Christmas friends.

[Anonymous]

How is it that my FIL can sit on his ass and watch almost everyone else do all the work. He doesn't so much as carry a glass to the sink. And he sits for hours in the middle of the kitchen at my island watching all the work. WTF? He is physically able. Though why should I expect anything else -- it's been like this the whole time I've known him.

[Anonymous]

FIL one ups everyone, including my DH. Nothing good can happen in anyone's life without my FIL coming up with some story that makes him better than whatever anyone else has going on. It was especially bad when my DH landed a new job after being underemployed for a few years. He also interrupts people mid-sentence. Aside from that he's still a total dick. We severely limit our time with him.

[Anonymous]

Stop trying to run the show, MIL. You're in my house. We'll eat breakfast when it's ready. We'll do presents AFTER breakfast. We'll eat dinner at 5 p.m. when I have it all timed to be ready, not at 3 p.m. when YOU think it should be ready. I'm not serving Beef Welllington, Burgundy mushrooms and champagne at 3 p.m. Get over it.

And if you try to announce the dessert course this year, I'm going to override you...again. My house.

[Anonymous]

My inlaws are nuts!! I have a million bat shit crazy stories about them. They get here next week for a full week. Ugh!! Let the drinking begin.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Vent away, no responses please, vents only. For those who just need to get the stupid little things out.

I'll start.

1. I forgot the diaper cream and MIL gave DH Desitin that expired 16 years ago (SIL is 25 so who knows...). DH refused to throw it immediately in the trash. They have so much expired shit around, I check EVERYTHING before using it. A year expired, I probably would have used it, but SIXTEEN YEARS!?!?
2. My in laws have no nail clippers in their home, they file their nails down. SIL was filing her dad's toe nail yesterday. DH doesn't do this, so maybe it's a recent development.

Only 3 days left (I begged DH to leave on Saturday but he is not budging).

Vent away, please no holier than thou "deal with it" type comments. I know a lot of just need to vent out the dumb things!!!

So leave without him. He can do what he wants, so can you.

Shut up.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My MIL saved DH's crib AND mattress for her grand kids!! In her unfinished, often flooded basement! And her old car booster seats too!!!

My in laws have a 70 year old wooden potty seat they saved. DD actually loves it but I think it's gross!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Right now, future MIL may be my hero. She's nuttier than a semi trailer of fruitcakes, but she just masterminded a plan to solve a problem with my mom that DCUM couldn't.

Do tell!

MIL is paying the nice Muslim college boy next door to drive my mother to/from a mean relative's nursing home today. That way, no one else's holiday is ruined.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Right now, future MIL may be my hero. She's nuttier than a semi trailer of fruitcakes, but she just masterminded a plan to solve a problem with my mom that DCUM couldn't.

Do tell!

MIL is paying the nice Muslim college boy next door to drive my mother to/from a mean relative's nursing home today. That way, no one else's holiday is ruined.

OH this story! That's so great OP of the other thread!

[Anonymous]

My MIL is jealous and keeps trying to steer the conversation away from MY FREAKING HOUSE FLOODING during our bathroom reno, having to gut our bathroom now, destroyed dining room ceiling and floors and having to go to a hotel for a week the week prior to Christmas and having the reconstruction team over 3 times a day with a house full of dryers.
Jealous because it takes attention away from her. So she keeps minimizing and saying things like "well you have another bathroom" and trying to interject about a leaking toilet she had 35 years ago.
OMG

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Right now, future MIL may be my hero. She's nuttier than a semi trailer of fruitcakes, but she just masterminded a plan to solve a problem with my mom that DCUM couldn't.

Do tell!

MIL is paying the nice Muslim college boy next door to drive my mother to/from a mean relative's nursing home today. That way, no one else's holiday is ruined.

OH this story! That's so great OP of the other thread!

Yes, I'm so relieved. And my mom couldn't refuse because my soon to be MIL said paying for it is her Christmas present.

[Anonymous]

DH's crazy spinster aunt insists on giving our kids the biggest best Christmas present from her last. She also told my two year old that she has to come visit her and spend the night this summer. Alone. In a house full of crazy misbehaved dogs and guns that are not locked away. I don't think so lady.

[Anonymous]

MIL is cooking, it's so hot and stuffy and humid because it's raining but she refuses to open windows or even turn on hoe house fan. I'm not even asking for a/c just for circulation!

[Anonymous]

No one is doing the dishes - even when I clear out the dishwasher and ask people to just load as they go - rather than stack up plates in the sink. I think it's really lazy and disrespectful since I've specifically asked.

I don't know what they're thinking when they do this, but they'll open a bag of something with a resealable top (like a bag of shredded cheese for example) with a knife in the wrong spot, then put it back in the fridge, unseal, at an odd angle, so when I find it, half the contents have spilled all over the fridge. Why not open it properly and use the seal? Why not put the whole thing in a ziplock if that failed for you? Why not at least leave it in a bowl and ask for help when you find me?