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Discussion in 'Relationship With In-Laws' started by Fedup123, Feb 21, 2013.

  1. Fedup123

    Fedup123 New IL'ite

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    HI Ladies,

    I have been reading posts for long...
    And finally have decided to vent out my feelings of my MIL.

    its been four long years of marriage and every year has made me wise as to how to deal with my MIL.

    However my in laws were residing in the village now they will be moving with us.

    So please help me friends as to how to deal with things.

    I am very sensitive and small comments also cause lot of pain and I am not able to sleep cause those things keep running in my mind like I have re winded some tape...
    My MIL does cook and help me when i was working as sicne she used to come for 10 days every 3 months the fites have been meager..
    Initially I thought that she is cooking and very kind lady later i came to know.
    That when i cook they do natak of not good food and want to cook themselves savories and enjoy hence she cooks.

    She acts in front of my hubby always and when he is not there she starts with things like why ur parents cant give money for us you people are rich..only you father gives jelwels to u and nothing to my son..

    1st year of wedding she said that her son has so many people in Q who would give enough dowry that by now they would have an own house in their name.
    She seizes every opportunity when I am alone.I am fed up such negative talks.... and dint know how to answer.
    And started avoiding her all together I used to work then so if they are at home even if my work is over I stayed back in office till 10pm so that i could spend min time.They eat lot of spice and I cant get adjusted to their food still when she cooks i accept it and eat it.
    But when I cook they dont eat and make faces they dont complain because my hubby supports me.But after I leave to office they cook what ever they like and eat.I don't have issues with it, how ever I am wondering what will happen when they move in with us.

    She never had any closeness to son before wedding, she dint care if they called or not.
    but after wedding sons have to call daily and she gets report of our house.

    I hated her after an incident when she came home for pooja and refused a saree given by mom.as she said she doesnt wear such stuffs another natak.My mom who did her best after her 18hrs surgery ,I hadnt expected my mom to do even the pooja given her health condition.

    And my mom passed away last year, before she died she called my MIL and told to take care of me as her own daughter...
    But I dont think my MIL even will do 10% of it.
    When i had hand pain my DH called them to come tc of me.
    1st day she did acting after that I had to do double work as they stayed with us.
    I couldn't even get rest, cause when ever I felt like taking a nap she would come with something to talk.


    these are few incidents.

    Now the things is I am no more working hence house wife.
    FIL is getting retired so will be moving with us.

    say start of day i get up and start cooking she comes and forces me to drink tea.I am a coffe person.its been 4yrs since I have married and she keeps asking me to drink tea..Ideally she wants me to follow her house habits.
    I am tired of saying NO thanks.
    Breakfast if i cook something is thsi how u do it????
    same question asked 100 times I am fed up of answering........
    hence i stooped cooking...I appointed cook.

    After MIL came cook also told I cant work under her, she keeps poking head suggesting so many thing in each dish dish also getting spoil mam..so if from tomorrow cooking is not good don't blame me.

    she is always behind how much I earn how much we are paying for the emi of flat we own.me and DH searched flat fro 2 year and every penny our hard earned money and she dances as if the flat is hers poking her nose in all aspects of home. And we need to give her set of keys.and as usual she drops announced.

    Please help me.....even if me and my hubby are in different country for say 2-3 months I can feel her control I am fed up....

    Like on valentines day too he called her which really pissed me off....:rant

    he balances well between me ad his mom and I am fed up of complaining about my MIL to him..i myself feel sick...

    I am so fed up may be I have written this whole post in a messy way....I am really fed up.....Please help
     
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  2. MaritalBliss

    MaritalBliss Platinum IL'ite

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    Are u working now? Is your husband the only son. If he is, I don't think he will stop them from moving in. I would advise u to just ignore and avoid her. If she is sarcastic, give her some smart replies. Always look happy and show her u are not affected by her.
     
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    Fedup123 New IL'ite

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    That was very kind of you to have read my post, feeling that I could atlest pour it to some1 and got a reply too :)
    I will try to follow what u have said,,,,I guess it will be tuff but should ease out my situation.
    Well he is not the only son but BIL is still hunting for jobs and am sure will soon come and settle with us.Currently I am a house wife.I have ignored her manytimes she keeps asking me isnt it right?
    what ever i said?
    so until u say YES....she will not shut her mouth.I should learn to ignore and not take her words to my brain.
     
  4. felonopsis

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    I am a working women with a small kiddo. It was very difficult for me to manage all the things together and hence my in laws came in for help. Thats when i realized that when my in-laws were mental pressure was increasing and it was unmanageable. Having more physical work is better than mental torture.

    I decided to manage everything by myself and stopped to invite them to my house for help. This helps in 3 ways

    1. No one will have a say in your decisions/ poking the nose
    2. No boasting that " I did all work for your wife but she has disrespected me"
    3. I will feel proud of myself for having done everything myself without straining any relation

    Though you have hand pain better manage it by urself and let your DH know that you can manage yourself and dont want to bother aged in-laws
     
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    I advise u to work full time if in laws stay with u..at least u will have peace for some hours...If she talks abt dowry, tell her it's against the law. If she keeps taunting u, talk to your husband abt it..hopefully he will speak up for u.
     
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    HI FPS,

    Exactly u said my words I cant bear the mental torture.
    Specially when the day begins with her nagging and later in office my mind is still in tat conversation wondering how to give back.
    When ever she used to come she used to mix up all the boxes of pulses sugar and stuffs.And since I was working I preferred the things to stay in a place,so that i don't keep searching for it.
    Later I strated changing it in front of her, she realized that I wouldn't budge.

    Well now I am not working but soon they are going to join us as my FIL is retiring.
    the whole thought itself is scaring me.Now I am scared and imagining whole day with her nagging and stupid question and me have to saying YES to all the things.Mentally I feel I am worked up its 3.A.M and I am still worried about this. I wish I had my mom at least to share these things....
    :'(
     
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    Fedup123 New IL'ite

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    Yeah may be I should do that I am planning for baby this year so left the job.wondering how it will be when i will be carrying.and she is there to annoy me more.I am scared where I will speak out disrespectfully cause of my pent up feelings of 4 years.I know if I speak out later I will myself feel bad about it tooo
     
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    U wrote that you are a sesitive person and even small comment hurts u a lot...Same Here...I guess sensitive people cant ignore the comments and become dumb n deaf. I think till the time you can ignore, ignore it otherwise you should reply back of her comment it will give you a little peace i guess...dont think that it is a disrespect to your mother in law. As i believe for being respected first a person should earn respect. If they cant earn they dont get it. Its simple. It is filled in DIL's mind that PILs are always to be respected. And PIL thinks that they can do or say anything to DILs and can get away with it. Dont let her get away with her nasty remarks.
     
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    Yes , as u ahve the same nature u understood it really well .Thanks hopefully will learn to have a thick ear.
     
  10. felonopsis

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    Chillax, everyone goes through this phase!

    I had enough, now decided on one thing, Dont bother attitude. I dont care for whatever they say or what ever they do. I envy my in-laws , that even at the age of 60 they both are so intimate. They dont bother about me not speaking with them. so y should i? They are my role models. I just decided to live for myself and my family as they do. Just ignore them and concenterate on your work. Infact i wanted o avoid their thoughts and i am keeping so busy with my office work, thats paying off well, a STAR performer now in office. Thanks to my in -laws!

    So dont risk your health. You are gonna be pregnant soon, start developing this attitude.."I live for my DH and LO who are so much dependent on me, why bother about people who try to pain me"
     
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