My MIL is constantly trying to cause turmoil in our marriage. Nothing makes her happier that to see her son and I arguing. She will take something I said or did and twist it around into some outrageous story just to make me look bad. She emails and calls my friends and family to gossip about me and tell them what a horrible person I am. The thing is…All I’ve ever done is stand up for myself. It all started when I wouldn’t let her control how our wedding was planned. She wanted to do it all her way!!! She got sooo mad at me because I wanted it to be my special day. I was the bride and my mom was paying for the wedding. She honestly thinks she does no wrong. She’s crazy. I’m worried about my kids picking up on her negativeness.
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2 Responses to “my mother in law is nuts”
Whew, do I hear you here! My mother in law did the same exact thing, trying to control our wedding; the absolutely best thing that I ever did was step back, look at the situation, and realize that I needed to pick my battles. Sometimes it was worth fighting back, sometimes it’s just worth laughing a little at her. Now in your case, be sure you’re standing up for yourself in a polite way. If that doesn’t work, get your husband involved! It’s his mother!!!! Nothing changed between my MIL and I until my husband stepped in and said “enough”. Good luck, and be patient!
I have the same feelings too with my mother in law because I think she is confusing my girlfriend. We have been together for three years and have two kids together. I think that because my girlfriend is always hiding it from everytime she on computer chatting with her mother. It happened. I came across some mail and the mother said that I wanted to kidnap my kids which is not true. I realized thatshe even checking on some man for her daughter. That’s a bad feeling to have and think that it is causing my family to break up. Instead she should support us because we are just a young couple of 25 and 27 who are trying to build a family!!!!!!!!!