{"id":86809,"date":"2024-10-26T14:31:36","date_gmt":"2024-10-26T07:31:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/?p=86809"},"modified":"2024-10-26T14:38:20","modified_gmt":"2024-10-26T07:38:20","slug":"12-mothers-in-law-who-make-family-gatherings-a-horror-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/12-mothers-in-law-who-make-family-gatherings-a-horror-show\/","title":{"rendered":"12 Mothers-in-Law Who Make Family Gatherings a Horror Show"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='\"fe475c3f28885ceec1f1\"' tabindex='\"-1\"'>\n<div data-test-id='\"article-image-1\"'><picture class='\"b10992b7e7307cb7c32f\"'><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' id='\"image410298\"' class='\"e33ce0f82f0e7404cc63\"' title='\"\"' src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/wl-nowiveseeneverything.cf.tsp.li%5C/resize%5C/728x%5C/jpg%5C/89b%5C/930%5C/e0c81b5821accd5e6481f97efb.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"\"' width='\"728\"' height='\"838\"'>\n<div class='\"bf0a2e8fd2dd44f1e1c9\"'>\n<div>\n<div>\n\n\n<section class='\"d17df1a8ad4a418bd28a' be4f2b8f955c4fc8bea6 data-id='\"410298\"'>\n<div class='\"e98cf7c6464e2e984a41\"'>\n<div class='\"aed62af27ad9dd3e8c03' ed99307b75b012ec4c7a e2efe1fd378420e9f526>\n<div class='\"d2e9be9853b74c32d4d7\"' data-test-id='\"new-comment-editor\"'>\n<div class='\"d10f0e848414f3f0b260\"'>\n<form class='\"bc5d2f670964baf0d1df\"' data-test-id='\"comment-editor-form\"'>\n<div class='\"ce9be2020e1a2a183cb6\"' data-test-id='\"actions-block\"'>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class='\"e599d42b92530cddc130' d678c9ac111a6390ff29>\n<ul>\n<li>My mother-in-law, Carol, has a unique talent for turning the mundane into the absurd. One evening, while my husband and I were having a quiet dinner, she burst through the front door unannounced, brandishing a bag of \u201crelationship enhancement\u201d items she\u2019d purchased at a garage sale. Without so much as a greeting, she laid out an assortment of wildly inappropriate items on our dining table, including a heart-shaped feather boa. She then proceeded to explain how each item was crucial for spicing up our marriage, completely disregarding our horrified expressions.\n</li><li>My boyfriend\u2019s mom and dad helped us move into our new place, and she put all of my boyfriend\u2019s stuff (clothes, books, etc.) in one bedroom and all of mine in another. Then, genuinely confused, she asked why we had only brought one bed in the moving truck and if we had ordered another one for him. No one had the heart to tell her. \u00a9 Unknown author \/ Reddit\n\n\n<div class='\"e599d42b92530cddc130' d678c9ac111a6390ff29>\n<div class='\"a7a009a2bc69238836f2' dbd3833dbc73d3acd29b>\n<aside class='\"ca17a89d1f9c34c777a4\"' data-test-id='\"advert-d-inread-r-1\"' data-adunit-type='\"d-inread-r-1\"' data-adunit-started='\"true\"' data-state='\"rendered\"'>\n<div class='\"f5404ebf8cd5437b33d6' c8d44fe6e497120eb20e>\n<div id='\"advert_12\"' class='\"ba77251e8836b46a7232\"' data-google-query-id='\"COTNgObDq4kDFRvMTAIdKVQqFg\"'>\n<div id='\"google_ads_iframe_\/21702212373\/d-inread-r-1_0__container__\"'>\n<div class='\"ob-smartfeed-wrapper' feedidx-0>\n<div id='\"outbrain_widget_0\"' class='\"OUTBRAIN\"' data-src='\"https:\/\/nowiveseeneverything.club\/articles\/12-mothers-in-law-who-make-family-gatherings-a-horror-show-11760\/\"' data-widget-id='\"MB_1\"' data-ob-mark='\"true\"' data-browser='\"chrome\"' data-os='\"win32\"' data-dynload='\"\"' data-idx='\"0\"'>\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class='\"e599d42b92530cddc130' d678c9ac111a6390ff29>\n<ul>\n<li>The second we\u00a0announced\u00a0I was pregnant, my\u00a0MIL suddenly started having stomach pains and has been \u201cunable\u201d to\u00a0eat anything. Three years later, she\u2019s still going strong with the stomach pains and always talks about how she can\u2019t eat anything (has not lost any weight, by\u00a0the way).<br>\nLuckily, we\u00a0live far enough away for this to\u00a0only be\u00a0an\u00a0occasional mention, but\u00a0I can\u2019t handle the drama.\u00a0\u00a9\u00a0lumos_noxa\u00a0\/ Reddit\n\n\n<div class='\"fe475c3f28885ceec1f1\"' tabindex='\"-1\"'>\n<div data-test-id='\"article-image-6\"'><picture class='\"b10992b7e7307cb7c32f\"'><source srcset='\"https:\/\/wl-nowiveseeneverything.cf.tsp.li\/resize\/728x\/webp\/cb1\/85c\/87e08f53cbbfbcf54ba7fa51b5.jpg.webp' type='\"image\/webp\"'></source><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' id='\"image410299\"' class='\"e33ce0f82f0e7404cc63\"' title='\"\"' src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/wl-nowiveseeneverything.cf.tsp.li%5C/resize%5C/728x%5C/jpg%5C/cb1%5C/85c%5C/87e08f53cbbfbcf54ba7fa51b5.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"\"' width='\"728\"' height='\"800\"'>\n<div data-test-id='\"article-image-6\"'>\n\n<div class='\"e599d42b92530cddc130' d678c9ac111a6390ff29>\n<ul>\n<li>My mother-in-law organized a naming ceremony for my first child with 150 guests, but neither I nor my family was included. We live far apart, but I would have been able to attend in just one week. \u00a9 AbbreviationsFun8614 \/ Reddit\n</li><li>My mother-in-law bought the world\u2019s ugliest glass set as our engagement gift (spoiler: it matches hers) and declared that she would make Italian cookies as our wedding favors. Our destination wedding was a three-hour flight away. She baked and shipped the cookies weeks before the wedding, and they were moldy on the big day. \u00a9 cranky_mcswede \/ Reddit\n</li><li>My mother-in-law posted the picture we were going to use for the pregnancy announcement cards on Facebook before we even had a chance to tell some close family members. After we asked her never to do that again, she announced the baby\u2019s gender on Facebook. \u00a9 kickslacedandready \/ Reddit\n</li><li>My ex-MIL threw a screaming fit right before my wedding started because I had forgotten the crystal cake topper she had purchased. I believe the line, \u201cThat spiteful girl did this ON PURPOSE to embarrass me!\u201d was the one that rang out the loudest once people were stunned into silence by her behavior. Sadly, this is one of many, many, many stories about that awful woman. \u00a9 clydiebaby \/ Reddit\n\n\n<div class='\"e599d42b92530cddc130' d678c9ac111a6390ff29>\n<div class='\"e599d42b92530cddc130' d678c9ac111a6390ff29>\n<div class='\"e599d42b92530cddc130' d678c9ac111a6390ff29>\n<div class='\"fe475c3f28885ceec1f1\"' tabindex='\"-1\"'>\n<div data-test-id='\"article-image-12\"'><picture class='\"b10992b7e7307cb7c32f\"'><source srcset='\"https:\/\/wl-nowiveseeneverything.cf.tsp.li\/resize\/728x\/webp\/604\/89b\/3981c85719863a9d2def659254.jpg.webp' type='\"image\/webp\"'></source><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' id='\"image410300\"' class='\"e33ce0f82f0e7404cc63\"' title='\"\"' src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/wl-nowiveseeneverything.cf.tsp.li%5C/resize%5C/728x%5C/jpg%5C/604%5C/89b%5C/3981c85719863a9d2def659254.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"\"' width='\"728\"' height='\"1092\"'>\n<div class='\"bf0a2e8fd2dd44f1e1c9\"'>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div class='\"d4cd5e4d1c37eb7b6e0b' d6e6c99797533fcec215 data-test-id='\"article-image-12\"'>\n<ul>\n<li class='\"a6462aa5ffcd6c76e41f' b7455aa58c4067faa6bf title='\"Share' on facebook data-test-id='\"share-button-facebook\"'>My\u00a0husband\u2019s mom was told there would be\u00a0no\u00a0speech at\u00a0our reception, but when\u00a0I wasn\u2019t looking, she ambushed the live singer, grabbed the mic, and gave a\u00a0five-minute sobbing rant about how she was \u201closing her son\u201d.\u00a0\u00a9\u00a0randomtyme\u00a0\/ Reddit\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class='\"e599d42b92530cddc130' d678c9ac111a6390ff29>\n<ul>\n<li>We\u00a0were driving somewhere with my\u00a0in-laws about 10\u201311 years ago when my\u00a0MIL asked\u00a0me, \u201cWhy would you get a\u00a0tattoo? It\u2019s so\u00a0unprofessional,\u201d to\u00a0which I\u00a0replied, \u201cBecause I\u00a0like\u00a0it,\u201d trying not to\u00a0be\u00a0adversarial and just get along. She responded, \u201cThat\u2019s not an\u00a0adult answer! What kind of\u00a0silly answer is\u00a0that?!\u201d<br>\nHaving had enough at\u00a0this point, I\u00a0said, \u201cYou want an\u00a0adult answer? OK\u2014I\u2019m an\u00a0adult, and\u00a0I don\u2019t have to\u00a0clear anything with anyone, up\u00a0to\u00a0and including you. Satisfied now?\u201d She didn\u2019t speak to\u00a0me\u00a0for a\u00a0few days.\u00a0\u00a9\u00a0nathanaz\u00a0\/ Reddit\n\n\n<div class='\"c9651ae372cb2ea108a5' a7a009a2bc69238836f2 dbd3833dbc73d3acd29b>\n<div class='\"e599d42b92530cddc130' d678c9ac111a6390ff29>\n<ul>\n<li>My\u00a0boyfriend\u2019s mom came up\u00a0to\u00a0me\u00a0at\u00a0dinner at\u00a0her house one night and handed me\u00a0something. It\u00a0was a\u00a0pair of\u00a0cotton ladies\u2019 underwear (as\u00a0in\u00a0panties, but\u00a0I hate that word!). I\u00a0dropped them immediately and said, \u201cThese aren\u2019t mine.\u201d They weren\u2019t mine. She handed me\u00a0a\u00a0pair of\u00a0underwear in\u00a0the middle of\u00a0dinner because she found them in\u00a0her laundry.\n</li><li>My\u00a0boyfriend lives with his parents. It\u00a0turns out they were his sister\u2019s, who accidentally left them when she came for a\u00a0visit. Even if\u00a0they were mine, why on\u00a0earth would\u00a0I leave them lying around? And why on\u00a0earth would she hand them to\u00a0me\u00a0in\u00a0the middle of\u00a0dinner?\u00a0\u00a9\u00a0almanzo\u00a0\/ Reddit\n\n\n<div class='\"fe475c3f28885ceec1f1\"' tabindex='\"-1\"'>\n<div data-test-id='\"article-image-17\"'><picture class='\"b10992b7e7307cb7c32f\"'><source srcset='\"https:\/\/wl-nowiveseeneverything.cf.tsp.li\/resize\/728x\/webp\/fb6\/37c\/3e17ac5d0d89c3783db6147706.jpg.webp' type='\"image\/webp\"'></source><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' id='\"image410301\"' class='\"e33ce0f82f0e7404cc63\"' title='\"\"' src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/wl-nowiveseeneverything.cf.tsp.li%5C/resize%5C/728x%5C/jpg%5C/fb6%5C/37c%5C/3e17ac5d0d89c3783db6147706.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"\"' width='\"728\"' height='\"646\"'>\n<div class='\"bf0a2e8fd2dd44f1e1c9\"'>\n<div>\n<div>\n\n\n\n\n<div class='\"f3fd96d54b17c34dd783\"'>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>One year, when the kids were very little, she invited my\u00a0husband and children to\u00a0Christmas at\u00a0her boyfriend\u2019s house and said, \u201cI\u00a0think it\u2019s best\u00a0OP doesn\u2019t come.\u201d My\u00a0husband went with the kids WITHOUT\u00a0me, and her boyfriend was HORRIFIED. I\u00a0moved halfway across the country and had no\u00a0family or\u00a0friends there; she wanted me\u00a0to\u00a0be\u00a0alone for the holiday.\u00a0\u00a9\u00a0shicacadoodoo\u00a0\/ Reddit\n</li><li>My\u00a0mother-in-law, Linda, has a\u00a0way of\u00a0meddling in\u00a0our lives that leaves me\u00a0utterly speechless. One day, I\u00a0came home to\u00a0find her sitting at\u00a0our dining table, surrounded by\u00a0a\u00a0pile of\u00a0cash\u2014$10,000 in\u00a0cash! When I\u00a0asked her what was going\u00a0on, she grinned and said she was \u201cinvesting\u201d in\u00a0my\u00a0marriage. As\u00a0if\u00a0that wasn\u2019t absurd enough, she insisted that\u00a0I sign a\u00a0contract that stipulated\u00a0I could only use the money if\u00a0my\u00a0husband and\u00a0I had a\u00a0date night every week for the next year. But here\u2019s the kicker: she also wanted to\u00a0approve our date choices and demanded that\u00a0I send her a\u00a0detailed report after each one.\n\n<p>Conflicts with mothers-in-law are not uncommon. Here\u2019s the\u00a0story\u00a0of\u00a0a\u00a0woman whose mother-in-law decided she could use her as\u00a0her personal maid.\n</p><p>Preview photo credit\u00a0BOOM \/ Pexels,\u00a0almanzo \/ Reddit\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"</p><p>My mother-in-law, Carol, has a unique talent for turning the mundane into the absurd. One evening, while my husband and I were having a quiet dinner, she burst through the front door unannounced, brandishing a bag of \u201crelationship enhancement\u201d items she\u2019d purchased at a garage sale. 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