No judgment in law thread
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Anonymous
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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!!! |
Anonymous
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Chirp, chirp, chirp...the "need" to talk is CONSTANT. EVERY bit of peace and quiet must be filled with CHATTER.
"Well, I've already told you this, but..." "I know you've heard this story, but..." I haven't heard an original opinion, story or anecdote from these people in seven years. It's THE SAME CONVERSATION. I'm living in the movie "Groundhog Day." |
Anonymous
So leave without him. He can do what he wants, so can you. |
Anonymous
| I so need this. My ILs just arrived. MIL is a serious hoarder, and cannot throw away food (or anything else, but that's a different thread). So everything in her fridge, freezer or kitchen cabinet that is leftover, that she might want or that might go bad comes with her to us in a cooler, boxes and bags. A mason jar of milk that smells funny and should have been pitched. Cheese that is moldy, because the mold can be scraped off before she tries to give it to my kids. 8 green beans left over from dinner 10 days ago. All sorts of stale bread. Because I apparently have room for this stuff in my kitchen, fridge and freezer for this stuff while trying to cook Christmas dinner. It is just everywhere, taking over all the counters and making it impossible to find things in the pantry or fridge. The rational part of my brain knows she grew up poor and hungry, and it's an illness. The irrational part has a panic attack every time I try to use my kitchen. |
Anonymous
| I'm 20:54. Sorry, OP, I didn't see the "no responses" request until after I posted. I just cut right to it. Try to have a nice Christmas! |
Anonymous
I feel your pain. We don't watch TV in our house-- like ever (long irrelevant story that has nothing to do with s being Duggar clones and a lot to do with kids who had sensory processing issues when they were little). So we are all used to it being very QUIET. We talk, we read, we play games, kids play Minecraft on kindles. It works for us. My FIL gets here and immediately pulls out his laptop with the oversized screen and starts streaming anything he can find (preferably football games) as loudly as possible, 24/7. It drives DH, DCs and I nuts. DCs can't sleep. I get there are the couple of Christmas Day football games you want to see, or whatever. But can't you also try spending some time with your family instead of glued to a screen? And the incessant noise is grating.... |
Anonymous
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DS is terrified of MIL (his grandma) because she does not respect the poor kid's boundaries or let him warm up to her. She wanted him to kiss her, and he said no (BIG deal, he's 2 and barely has any words). She scooped him up, smothered him in kisses while he screamed and cried. I tried to rescue DS, MIL drops him on the couch and proceeds to sulk all night about how DS likes everyone else better than her.
Then her damn dog is a resource guarder who snapped at me for getting to close to his toy, and she just laughed at how "protective" he is. Lady, I have trained multiple dogs to national titles in dog sports. Your dog is aggressive. Cue MIL pouting more that I won't let DS get close to the dog. |
Anonymous
| Glug, glug, glug. The older generation just drinks so much more than we do/our friends and peers do. I really stocked up this time, but MAN, they really go for it. I'm happy to host, but they're really taking advantage of it. |
Anonymous
| A FiL vent here. It's actually about my father but the shitty thing he's doing is to my Dh so I'm writing on his behalf! My Dh doesn't eat pork and my parents have always been accommodating and made sure to cook pork free for all our visits in the past. Well I find out that for Christmas lunch tomorrow my father is cooking cabbage rolls with ground pork. Wth! He's being a passive aggressive jerk because my Dh has missed the past couple of lunches at their place because he was busy helping his dad to renovate. |
Anonymous
| 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. |
Anonymous
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Oh....This is a positive one.
I love my in laws on most days. MIL offered to keep my toddlers for the past couple nights and packed left overs for me to take home. She also tossed in my bag A LOT of sample size Aveeno lotion tubes. 
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Anonymous
| Op, reminds me of my fil saying (in a huff ) "I have a car seat in the basement, I can drive [ds]!" The car seat was from when his next oldest grandchild was a baby...20 years ago. |
Anonymous
| 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!!! |
Anonymous
Do tell! |
Anonymous
| Thanks for starting this thread, op! I'll be on here often through the next 4 days! In laws arrive tomorrow! |