Mother-in-Law HELL

I need MIL advice!

I have been helping to arrange a shower for a dear friend of mine. As fate would have it, the only day available to hold it is the same day as my MIL’s birthday. This woman is eerily like Marie Barone from “Everybody Loves Raymond” — interfering, self-absorbed, passive aggressive and manipulative, and she can never be too involved with her sons and their families.

From the moment we set the date I’ve been getting the full treatment — not from her directly, of course. At first hubby informed me that his mother’s reaction to the shower date was, “Oh, I guess I’m not important.” Typical martyr stuff.

My reply at the time was that the shower will be in the early afternoon and that traditionally we have always celebrated MIL’s birthday by going out for dinner in the evening. I could not see how this shower would interfere…

At my bridal shower, she told my mother’s best friend," he never asked me if I liked her…he just brought her home"! She said it loud enough for everyone to hear…