Mother in law experiences? Share them! 🤣

[Missgobby124]

I haven’t met my mil yet, although she doesn’t really count as my mil because I’m not married to my boyfriend. Although, she’s apparently buying me a Christmas gift which I thought was really sweet! I’m meeting her on Christmas Eve and I’m super nervous. I’ve had some pretty bad past experiences with exes mothers. My ex boyfriends mum was a total control freak who pretty much told him what to do and he’d listen! She’d get involved in our relationship and what we’d do and tell us what to do daily. It was infuriating and really made our relationship crumble as I couldn’t deal with it. So I’m hoping my current boyfriends mum is better! I always love hearing people’s mother in law stories haha

 

[MrsWolf]

This isn’t a bad experience just awkward! My ex boyfriend and his mum were super close and he still lived at home when we were together, quite often when we were just chilling in his room she’d quite happily burst through the door and ask “are you banging tonight”...

Was never quite sure how she’d react if I actually said yes!

 

[Phoenix Lazarus]

This isn’t a bad experience just awkward! My ex boyfriend and his mum were super close and he still lived at home when we were together, quite often when we were just chilling in his room she’d quite happily burst through the door and ask “are you banging tonight”...

Was never quite sure how she’d react if I actually said yes!

Have either of them heard of boundaries-and I don't mean scoring a six for hitting a ball past the pitch's edge in cricket!

 

[MrsJones83]

There’s a whole thread about them somewhere!

Mother in laws

Iv always really liked my MIL, but we told her I was pregnant the other night and I felt like she didn’t seem that bothered (not compared to my parents reaction) and so I felt abit down about it. But maybe it’s my hormones? I don’t know what I expected really and I suppose it’s abit unfair of...

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[Missgobby124]

This isn’t a bad experience just awkward! My ex boyfriend and his mum were super close and he still lived at home when we were together, quite often when we were just chilling in his room she’d quite happily burst through the door and ask “are you banging tonight”...

Was never quite sure how she’d react if I actually said yes!

That is so awkward!!! I’d implode from embarrassment

 

[Ihatedoinglaundry]

I love my MIL I know I know.... I’m one of the lucky ones. She is super lovely and would do anything for us.
I took her with me, and my Mum when I’d chosen my dress, I walked out of the dressing room feeling so emotional and excited to see her response and she bursts out crying and says “Oh my godddddddd your so lucky to be marrying my Son”. She did follow it through with “And he’s so lucky to have you” but I did poop myself for a minute thinking...umm why is she not commenting on THE DRESS! not a bad experience and have never had one with her really.

 

[MrsWolf]

Have either of them heard of boundaries-and I don't mean scoring a six for hitting a ball past the pitch's edge in cricket!

That is so awkward!!! I’d implode from embarrassment

It gets worse as we booked our first holiday together, then his mum and her partner booked the same hotel and arrived 3 days later!

He dumped me on this holiday and looking back now I’m so grateful to be out of that weird bubble!

 

[Rippedjeanmaybe]

It gets worse as we booked our first holiday together, then his mum and her partner booked the same hotel and arrived 3 days later!

He dumped me on this holiday and looking back now I’m so grateful to be out of that weird bubble!

This happened to my exes parents! They had been together since they were 18 and they’d always gone abroad with his mum and dad. This one year when they were 22 they decided to go alone. A couple of days into the holiday they were sat on the beach, she was topless and along strolls his parents! I would never forgive my in laws if they did that. Total invasion of privacy!

 

[witchofwestbyfleet]

My boyfriend's mother is quite a character, she is from the southern USA and Tammy Wynette-ish with big hair and "stirrup pants". No real friction with her

 

[Rippedjeanmaybe]

Speaking of my own MIL though. She’s okay in the sense that she does try to get along with me and she isn’t one of those that is a total witch, but she’s really weird. Like for example she gets really arsey over the fact that I don’t mother my partner or that I don’t take the bins out, just weird stuff.

also before we bought our house she lost her tit because we booked a holiday to Florida and she thought we were going to be poor forever. She basically went into mourning over our finances, very odd.

 

[Missgobby124]

Speaking of my own MIL though. She’s okay in the sense that she does try to get along with me and she isn’t one of those that is a total witch, but she’s really weird. Like for example she gets really arsey over the fact that I don’t mother my partner or that I don’t take the bins out, just weird stuff.

also before we bought our house she lost her tit because we booked a holiday to Florida and she thought we were going to be poor forever. She basically went into mourning over our finances, very odd.

Oh god. I hate when they worry about things that don’t concern them... so bloody annoying

 

[Chipstiz]

My ex one was nice but a bit dopey. She used to constantly ask me 'how my downstairs was' after I had given birth yes thanks it looks like an old pack of corned beef and I love to think about it, especially at family events x

 

[Halliestar]

My ex one was nice but a bit dopey. She used to constantly ask me 'how my downstairs was' after I had given birth yes thanks it looks like an old pack of corned beef and I love to think about it, especially at family events x

Omg both times after I given birth I had mine ring me up saying “have you had your first poo yet?”

 

[Missgobby124]

My ex one was nice but a bit dopey. She used to constantly ask me 'how my downstairs was' after I had given birth yes thanks it looks like an old pack of corned beef and I love to think about it, especially at family events x

Omg hahahaha

 

[Web30]

I actually new myne before meeting my now husband. My friend knew her and we would see her out pretty much everytime we were so would always do a few shots together

 

[under the ivy]

My ex-boyfriend’s mum didn’t warm to me lol. My ex was a Mummy’s boy so nobody was ever going to be good enough for him. Whenever I’d stop at their house, she would make my ex breakfast in bed and never made me anything because ‘I don’t eat because I’m slim’. Ok then! I got on with his Dad though.

 

[Choco88]

My mother in law favours my husbands sister over him and it really annoys me. Thankfully it doesn’t seem to bother him as much as it does me my sister in law is yet to have any babies but when she does if she treats our children differently I will have to say something.

 

[Web30]

My ex-boyfriend’s mum didn’t warm to me lol. My ex was a Mummy’s boy so nobody was ever going to be good enough for him. Whenever I’d stop at their house, she would make my ex breakfast in bed and never made me anything because ‘I don’t eat because I’m slim’. Ok then! I got on with his Dad though.

I read that as "got it on with his dad"

 

[Babyyoda88]

I love my MIL, she’s super supportive (she knows what I have to put up with being with her son ) she recently gave me a card saying “thank you for being you” and she bakes me cakes . I’m very lucky to have her.

 

[AC_23]

Mines lovely to me, she’s not a bitchy MIL at all she’d never put me down or make a snarky comment it’s just not her. BUT (and I know this will sound awful) she’s really dim like really slow and it’s really annoying sometimes plus her and my FIL are really backwards in their thinking - for example they’ll say things like

“I’m sick of Eastenders promotion lesbians all the time” if there’s a lesbian couple kissing for example or they’ll say “he’s gay .. but he’s ever so lovely”

i do find it hard to talk to them when they say things like that because it’s not my way of thinking whatsoever !

my MIL always makes comments about women’s weight too things like “yeah Paula who works down the coop, she’s a big lady but she’s lovely” oh and the best is when she says “here you go you can have these jeans they’re MASSIVE on me” but she genuinely doesn’t mean any harm by it and if I told her it upset me she’d be mortified

All in all I’m lucky I’d say! They used to be really intrusive when we were younger, they’d ring my husband about 4 times every evening asking him if he was watching certain programmes or just asking what he was doing And they’d just turn up at our house all the time (more than once when we were having sex upstairs!) and sometimes they’d come round while we were at work and just take our dog to their house and then we’d have to go and pick him up after work but now we’ve got kids and we’ve made it clear that’s not acceptable anymore they don’t do it