My MIL is complicated, AMA

amother

OP ↓

Tue, Oct 03 2023, 5:36 pm

Ask away
I try to respect her sometimes it's crazy hard though

amother

Silver ↓

Tue, Oct 03 2023, 5:38 pm

Does she have a good relationship with any of her kids?

URHL

Tue, Oct 03 2023, 5:40 pm

Aren't we all a little bit complicated?
What's your definition of complicated?

amother

↑ OP ↓

Tue, Oct 03 2023, 5:40 pm

She thinks she does
But behind her back most of her kids if not all , keep struggling with childhood issues related to her

amother

Ballota

Tue, Oct 03 2023, 5:41 pm

Whose MIL isn't? Mine for sure is.

amother

↑ OP ↓

Tue, Oct 03 2023, 5:42 pm

URHL wrote:

Aren't we all a little bit complicated?
What's your definition of complicated?

She went through many tragedies and hell since she's tiny and its affecting her
She believes in natural therapy like Essential oils to heal her emotions

amother

Lily ↓

Tue, Oct 03 2023, 5:56 pm

amother Ballota wrote:

Whose MIL isn't? Mine for sure is.

well said!

amother Ballota and OP How do you deal with her?

amother

↑ OP ↓

Tue, Oct 03 2023, 5:59 pm

amother Lily wrote:

well said!

amother Ballota and OP How do you deal with her?

I try to ignore her silly comments
Last night she referred to me as the yetzer hora....

amother

Chestnut

Tue, Oct 03 2023, 6:01 pm

amother OP wrote:

I try to ignore her silly comments
Last night she referred to me as the yetzer hora....

What did you do to deserve this title?

kenz

Tue, Oct 03 2023, 6:06 pm

amother OP wrote:

I try to ignore her silly comments
Last night she referred to me as the yetzer hora....

That’s not just silly, it’s awful.

amother

↑ Lily ↓

Tue, Oct 03 2023, 6:07 pm

amother OP wrote:

I try to ignore her silly comments
Last night she referred to me as the yetzer hora....

! I guess take it as a compliment that she at least still talks to you. .

amother

↑ Lily ↓

Tue, Oct 03 2023, 6:09 pm

amother OP wrote:

I try to ignore her silly comments
Last night she referred to me as the yetzer hora....

it's really horrible! Maybe it is better to not be on speaking terms. how do you swallow such a horrible thing?

amother

↑ OP ↓

Tue, Oct 03 2023, 6:30 pm

amother Chestnut wrote:

What did you do to deserve this title?

I was having a heated discussion with her daughter and she got annoyed so she pointed at me and said the yetzer hora arrived in the succa

Einikel

Tue, Oct 03 2023, 6:31 pm

amother OP wrote:

I was having a heated discussion with her daughter and she got annoyed so she pointed at me and said the yetzer hora arrived in the succa

amother

IndianRed

Tue, Oct 03 2023, 6:58 pm

Were you aware of it before you got married?

amother

↑ OP ↓

Tue, Oct 03 2023, 7:00 pm

amother IndianRed wrote:

Were you aware of it before you got married?

No
I knew she had a hard life but every time I visit I realize she gets more and more complicated

awesomewife

Tue, Oct 03 2023, 7:22 pm

amother OP wrote:

I was having a heated discussion with her daughter and she got annoyed so she pointed at me and said the yetzer hora arrived in the succa

omg!!!!!

nasty!!!

amother

↑ Lily ↓

Wed, Oct 04 2023, 4:15 pm

op, does it effect you to function normally?

amother

↑ Silver ↓

Wed, Oct 04 2023, 4:19 pm

amother OP wrote:

I was having a heated discussion with her daughter and she got annoyed so she pointed at me and said the yetzer hora arrived in the succa

Why was she blaming you?
I thought my mil was bad 😡

amother

↑ OP ↓

Wed, Oct 04 2023, 5:21 pm

amother Lily wrote:

op, does it effect you to function normally?

Sure, my hub thinks she's more to the normal end