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I declined my mother-in-law’s invitation for Christmas this year as we have never been able to have our own Christmas at home. She said I was feeling sorry for myself and I am a hypocrite hiding behind our potential home foreclosure and other financial difficulties. I always do what she wants! Always! She is so mean.
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7 Responses to “mother-in-law hosts christmas for 17 years why can’t I?”
So have your own christmas and ignore her stupid comments. She’s the one being selfish. Don’t answer the phone when she calls and just delete her emails. She’ll get over it.
She will get over it…seriously, my MIL was like that, we made it clear we weren’t comming…she still amkes comments about what a fantastic day it was and what a shame it was that we weren’t there to share in it, but my hubby responds with something like “well, it sounds like you didn’t need us there to make it a good day mum!” or “I’m glad you had a good day, ours was wonderful too, I wouldn’t have changed it for the world”.
Just let them moan if they want to…after a couple of months if their still moaning say something like “are we still on that? I would have thought you’d let it go by now”.
Maybe you are feeling sorry for yourself – and by doing that, you’re letting her get her way by making you feel bad and not enjoying the holidays. sweetsunshine is right, just have your own christmas, be happy with your family and ignore ignore ignore
Tell MIL that she is a rude, crusty old troll for even suggesting you are a hypocrite. And thanks but no thanks to visiting her lair this year.
Tell that old Bat that you cannot come to her house on Christmas this year because you have converted to Judeaism and you won’t be attending her crummy Christmas event ever again.If she gives you any crap,send her over some heavily prune laced Christmas cookies on Christmas Eve so she will have explosive diarrea on Christmas day.
Do NOT GO BACK ON YOUR WORD.
You said “I always do what she wants!!!!!!Always!She is so mean!”
Huh????
To be a doormat,you have to lay down first,and then let someone else walk all over you.
I am challenging you to tap into your Inner Stalker and don’t take any crap off of this Old B*tch.Put on your Steel Battle Panties and prepare to fight !
It is high time you stood up to this stupid Troll and stop suffering in silence.You really need to get Hubby on board for this year too if he isn’t already.I would suspect that he is probably behind this Mommy *sskissery going on right now.Let Hubby know he can go to Mommy’s by himself this year if he insists on going.If her does go,taunt him for being a spineless slug of a Momma’s Boy,but stand your ground.
Be Strong,and Good Luck !
Does your mother in law even know what the word hypocrite means?!
Saying you would never be one of the MIL’s who treats her DIL Like crap then making her feel guilty for wanting a quiet Christmas at home? THAT’s a Hypocrite. Maybe MIL was looking in a mirror when she said that.
She sounds like an old bag who tosses around big words to makeself seems smart. Say “No Thank you MIL. Hubby and I have decided to have a quiet Christmas at home.” If she continues to harrass you about it, tell her you would be happy to see her after the holidays. Say in….March.
While xmas is usually at our house, my mil is pulling the guilt game this year as she wants us to go visit my dh’s brothers in another state. When I heard that she was going it was okay by me, but suspected that she actually wanted dh to drive her there. Yep, than the phone call came. I just told dh no, we were having xmas here. There is nothing wrong with wanting to spend xmas in your own home. I would ignore her comments and enjoy your xmas in your home with your family.