Went to a nice restuarant with the in-laws. Mother in law orders T bone steak. After she finished with the knife and fork she then picks up the bone and starts to finish off the remaining tid bits still attached to it. SOOO embarrassing.

When I met my Mother-in-law, she had alzheimers. In the 6 yrs I knew her, she never remembered who I was. Everytime we went to see her (she lived 4 hrs away), she would ask my husband "who is that?" at least 4 times while we were there. Sad really, but it is easy to get along with a MIL who just met you every time you see her.

The fact the she blames me for her son's suicide, doesn't accept that he had Bipolar Disorder and that because of this illness he died.

My ex-mother in law felt it was her responsibility to teach me how to be a good household manager. She always impressed upon me the need to wash out and reuse plastic baggies (used for sandwiches, etc.), carefully monitor the use of household goods (for example, "use just under half a cup if the recipe calls for half a cup - you'd be surprised how that adds up!") Her big thing was the toilet paper. Any time our family of 4 visited the home of my ex-in-laws we were required to bring a roll of toilet paper - sort of the price of admission, because "you are so wasteful with it - you really shouldn't need to use more than 4 squares". The urge to TP her house was quite overwhelming at times!

My Wedding Day. Afterwards, wedding pictures. Mother-In-Law wanted to get a picture of "her" family. I responded w/something like "Oh Yes, and now you have a new member in the family". She said to me "No dear, I want a picture of just MY family". And that's not all...MY mother bought the wedding pictures for us as a wedding present. Included in those were the "family" photos for my mother-in-law (and she asked for several copies). She NEVER paid for those pictures. also, for the next several years whenever her family got together, I was always the one asked to TAKE the photos, not to be in them. It only stopped when I told my hubby he would either stand up for me & want me in a picture, or I would stop going w/him!

My husband calls my mother every New Year to tell her how hot she is. The 1st tiem was an accident as he got a hold of my cell phone when drunk. Now it is tradition. This year, again drunk, he called and told her "You're turning 50 now. Be glad I am still calling. Worry when I stop". She says to make him stop, but I know she loves it. That is my mom in the pic

My wife and I were living at her folk's place to save up for a cross-country move. One day I caught my FIL drinking my orange juice straight from the carton. I kindly asked him not to do that again and thought the issue dropped and went on with my day. Well, during my weekly gaming session, my MIL was bitching about the incident to my wife... for FIVE HOURS. Finally, my wife had enough of this bad-mouthing of her father (she'd been bad-mouthing him ever since my wife can remember) and she stood up for my poor FIL. Flash forward slightly; big argument, nasty notes slipped under the door, etcetera. Since my van had blown up, we were borrowing the MIL's car to get to/from work. She demanded the keys back; we missed 3 days of work, but I get ahead of myself. At 1AM we call my wife's best friend to haul us and our five cats to our old place that we were still in the process of moving out of. The next day we went to gather our stuff but the MIL had changed the lock and left a note on the door to return when she was home. She never left the house; she was upstairs the whole time. Our friends were not allowed in to help us move, and my wife was afraid to go into the house. Great MIL story, eh? Don't worry though; there is a happy ending.Finally nine months later, they are talking again.... because my FIL is in the ICU on a respirator and mom needs someone to cry to.

I was going to pick up my daughter from my ex-mother in laws house. I changed into some capris, and being that I did not want to wear the same underwear, I wore none. When I got there, I squated to pick up my daughter. She said "Maybe you should change pants, because I could see all of California." My pants had a hole in the crotch!!

After my mother died, she married my father!

She died. It was a great day for us all.

My now ex-mother-in-law... First, some history. 16 years ago, when my former in-laws found out their daughter was marrying a black man, they staged a hoax to trick my then wife back home to them so they could have her committed and get rid of her baby; our, then unborn, baby. The hoax was: My former father-in-law, while tending his cows, fell with a heart attack. His falling triggered something shy of a stampede, IN WHICH his cows trampled him to death. I repeat, this was a hoax, but the story of the hoax is TOTALLY TRUE. A friend in the UK responded to the story of the hoax at the time with, "Nonsense! Cows don't trample people. Haven't your in-laws seen the film, Ghandi?" Unfortunately, my in-laws held movies suspect as possible instruments of the devil so they had not, in fact, seen Ghandi. The news of my father-in-law's fake death came via phone . My brother-in-law (who till this day I never met) sobbed the tragic cow tale over the phone and begged my then wife to rush home from England (where we went to have our baby in peace) to attend the fake funeral of her Father. All the while, my then mother-in-law pretended to sob uncontrollably in the background of the phone call. I'll spare you all the details of my life as an in-law in that family and go now to my mother-in-law story. My ex-mother-in-law is now in her 80's. She lost her husband some years back. She lives alone. One night after mid-night a knock came to, I believe, one of her side doors. a sliding glass door. It was a young African American boy; a pre-teen. There had been some Festival going on in town; my ex-mother in-law lives in a small South Carolina town. The little boy's ride had forgotten him or left him according to my ex-mother in-law. She said all she could think about was how much the little boy reminded her of her own grandson; our son; the grandson they wanted to get rid of years before. This elderly white woman left her house in the middle of the night and drove this little unknown black boy home safely; with him giving her the directions. Her family admonished her for taking such a risk. I agreed. In theory that kind of behavior is NOT advisable. In practice, you never know.

My Mother-In-Law and I were 'friends' until a few years ago when she called my husband at work to let him know that his "high-school-sweetheart" wanted to get 'in touch with him', and she gave him her phone number so they might be able to get together. We had been married 15 years with 3 children. She had no idea this would cause trouble (yeah, right!) This really ruined my feelings toward her.

Three months ago, my boss informed me that she had hired a new Manager of Claims Resolutions at our company. As the Accounts Receivable Manager, I would be working pretty closely with her. When she told me the new manager's name, I jokingly said "I wonder if she is related to my wife's ex-husband?" When she started on January 2nd, I was sitting with her during a training session. She made a comment to me about her family being from Washington state. When I heard that, I asked her if she was related to Sean. Her response? "I am his mother...how do you know Sean?" The end result - I work every day with my wife's ex-mother-in-law. Yes, it is a bit awkward!

How about an ex almost MIL story? I spent WEEKS painting a picture for my ex-fiance's mother, who never liked me to begin with. (Yes, I was trying to earn points!) When I presented it to her, she flicked back the corner of the paper she was reading and made a "hmph" noise, and then proceeded to read more, without saying another word! The painting? Found in the pile of things to sell in the garage sale six months later that I agreed to help with!

my mil needs to get an update of our life and what kind of a person i am from my husband. she could easily treat me like a princess before my husband and otherwise in his absence. she tries to keep her son so much to herself that she has made him hate so many relatives ( both on his side and mine).....all she has to do is say something bad about the relative and at last add "afterall it was not their fault" ....its like pinching the baby and rocking the cradle too and when my hubby was in another room shouting at somebody she comes to me and says "that dog shouts when its stomach is empty" knowing pretty well that my husband wouldnt believe in me if i told about it to him

My MIL made her feelings toward me quite clear, immediately upon meeting me. Among many things she did, she compared me with his ex girlfriend (who everyone knew she hated) when my husband chastised her for it she said "Oh, but I LOVED her!" Referring to the ex gf. Which of course was a total lie. A few weeks later, I am taking a shower in my own home. My bedroom door is closed, and so is my bathroom door. All of a sudden I get a weird feeling. I turn around, and there she stands-- staring at me through the full length glass shower door. She says "hello" and then walks out. Guess she was wanting to size up the competition.

My mother-in-law is one of the greatest women I have ever met in my life. It is unfortunate she is no with us. She has gone home to be with her Lord. All of us who knew her well would surely miss and cherish her. At her dying bed she only had comfort and encouragement for us whom she left behind. This was what she told all of us. I preferred you all will not cry and mourn for me because I would be leaving for a better place. But if you must, let it be just for one day. After that you must continue with your lives. Remember this!