Does your MIL ask you for favors?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My MiL asked me to iron my husband’s shirts so he doesn’t look like a mess at our upcoming trip.

Is this a reasonable request?

This is the funniest thing I've ever read on DCUM for so many reasons.

[Anonymous]

OP, are you a person? Does this warrant a DCUM thread?

[Anonymous]

My mom often comments on the fact that I don't do my husband's laundry.

Meanwhile, I once asked my dad a question about their washing machine, and he said "I don't know, I've never used that thing."

I think maybe my mom thinks she failed me by not instilling gender roles in me. And, btw, she worked full time (she was a nurse who worked variety of shifts, so if she worked at night, she'd spend the day cleaningand preparing a casserole for us to pop in the oven.)

[Anonymous]

I would have laughed and said, "I don't even iron my own shirts!"

[Anonymous]

My own mother is horrified that I don’t iron and even she would know better than to make this request.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am so glad I taught my boys to iron.

I'm so glad my MIL taught my DH to iron. He's way better than I am and irons my clothes, too!

[Anonymous]

Look at her quizzically and say “Huh? I already did.”

[Anonymous]

Laugh while saying “Sorry, Larla, no can do!”

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Look at her quizzically and say “Huh? I already did.”

Haha! Yes, just make her think you suck at ironing. This the kind of trolling I love.

[Anonymous]

I would have burst out laughing and said, “We don’t own an iron.” (Which is true)

[Anonymous]

Uggg, my MIL would do this shit too. It's awful. She passive aggressively cleans up after him and does his laundry when she's at our house.

I point blank told her he was a grown ass man and cleaning up after him is not my job.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would have laughed and said, "I don't even iron my own shirts!"

This. Cotton/Poly is your friend.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My MiL asked me to iron my husband’s shirts so he doesn’t look like a mess at our upcoming trip.

Is this a reasonable request?

This is not a favor. A favor is, could you give me a lift to the airport? Or could you help me assemble my new bookshelf? This is passive aggressive judgement.

[Anonymous]

My MIL does things like this - I just endlessly say "DH does that, you need to talk to him about it"

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My MiL asked me to iron my husband’s shirts so he doesn’t look like a mess at our upcoming trip.

Is this a reasonable request?

No. This is something she should have worked on in the 18 years he spend in her home.