I was getting my hair done a few weeks ago and the only other patron was talking about her MIL to our hairdresser. I could see she was starting to get really upset and was getting close to tears.
I started talking about my MIL, letting her know she was not alone and we somehow ended up in this bizarre yet absolutely hilarious game of naming all the crazy shizzle our MILs have done in the past. By the end we were crying out laughing, it was so liberating!!
We closed with:
I see your ’she thoughtfully gifted me postmenopausal face cream even though I am only 40’,
and raise you a ’she got sued by the city for cutting off the tops (and only the very very tops) of all the pine trees in her garden – she then demanded I testify that it was my fault because DH spends all his time with me instead of him helping her clean up the needles’.
When you are to be in tears, Better it be from laughing right?
So, can you guys trump us? Let’s hear your crazy hilarious stories!
(Note: I am writing this with her consent. She is now the latest follower of this amazing sub!)
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Happened to my SIL: MIL has royally fucked up any relationship with her due to her controlling and judgemental ways. SIL has forgiven, not forgotten, but, importantly, moved 2 hours away. MIL cries victim that SIL never calls her anymore, while ignoring that Alexander Graham Bell created a device that works both ways.
SIL got a call one day where MIL opened with: “hello, it’s Jane, Jane Smith, you know, your mother…..”. SIL responded in kind with “oh, hello” more like you would a cold call from a realtor or salesman.