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Oh in-laws... gotta love them....
Topic Started: Mar 25 2009, 02:02 PM (507 Views)
FlashGordon
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So we are staying at my mom's while we are house hunting.

My hubby's mother is in town. And staying here too. And not particularly gracious.

Two moms, in one house, is way too much!

It has been two weeks.... all I have to say is thank goodness I can escape to the barn for a little while every evening....... :psycho:

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But, I don't care - it's 5:00 somewhere
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:point: :point: :point: :point: :point: :point: :point:

sorry - I just couldn't help myself.....


I do feel for you though
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Ha ha thanks Bri.....

I envy Mr. FG who gets to go to work every day.......
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It'll be an adventure! We're going on an adventure!
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Wow. Just Wow.
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It'll be an adventure! We're going on an adventure!
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:hug:

:martini: :martini: :martini: :martini: :martini: :martini: :martini: :martini: :martini: :martini: :martini: :martini:

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TWO WEEKS? You deserve the Medal of Honor, my friend!

You know what they say: Company is like fish...after two days, it begins to stink.

Tarragon has the right idea. :yes: :martini: :yes: :martini: :yes: :martini:
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grin and bear it :innocent:
imagine having no mom! :no:

BTW,my own mom is staying with me for a week. Her wood floors are being refinished, so she's shacking up with me (she only lives 1/2 mile away). A home-cooked meal 3x daily. I never get that (except when I go camping with BH2)!


but..here..you need this anyhow :martini: :martini: :martini: :martini: :martini: :martini: :martini: :martini:







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Edited by Buryinghill1, Mar 25 2009, 04:59 PM.
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BH1, you are very right. We are glad to have to mothers hovering, instead of none.

Its just.... sometimes... they forget we are grown ups.... Hubby is 35, I'm 27, and we have a toddler... so we are very much grown up.... LOL.

Tonight hubby said Little FG will probably be complaining about the same thing in 30 years. He is probably right!! ;)
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Oh FG. You are a brave woman. I'm not sure I could deal with my own parents for two weeks, and I love them both dearly. They seem to do a good job of remembering that I am 28 and married, lol. And they love DH — he and my dad get along really well. They are fun to be around for a long weekend or a holiday. :)

I know we could not deal with his folks for two days, let alone two weeks. DH is an only child, and his mom would really like to reattach those apron strings, lol. :sigh: DH is 35, hasn't lived at home since early college and has been self-sufficient for years. She would love to see him (not necessarily me) every Sunday, every holiday and every family function. DH has a tough time dealing with the clingyness, and to top it off, I'm not exactly the DIL she had in mind, so that's caused friction too.

Oh well. Not having had any previous MIL relationships, I don't feel like I'm missing out on anything, but I wish things were different for DH's sake. I just try to stay out of it as much as possible. Too much drama for me. :psycho:
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Onelanerode
Mar 25 2009, 06:02 PM
I know we could not deal with his folks for two days, let alone two weeks. DH is an only child, and his mom would really like to reattach those apron strings, lol. :sigh: DH is 35, hasn't lived at home since early college and has been self-sufficient for years. She would love to see him (not necessarily me) every Sunday, every holiday and every family function. DH has a tough time dealing with the clingyness, and to top it off, I'm not exactly the DIL she had in mind, so that's caused friction too.


OH that is my reality as well. I think that is what has been so hard.

His mom is certainly nice but I don't think she gets me, our family, our life, our child, etc. and she is not very good at hiding it LOL! I try to just smile and nod and remember that soon enough she will be hopping back on a plane...... She is a fine woman it is just her and I are on entirely different wavelengths.

My mom is definitely a strong personality and living with her has not been easy.... lots of smile and nod with her too.... but she has been so incredibly generous in letting us stay here. She is the one who nursed me through the last year, sat with me though surgeries and hospital stays, and also cared for Little FG when I was really sick. She definitely drives Mr. FG up the wall sometimes, but she means well and we couldn't have gotten through the last 18 months without her.

We love them both, of course, but I think short visits are probably a good idea!!!! ;)

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Mr. RR is in the US for ten days, and he is living with his mother. Mr. RR is 54 years old. This is Mr. RR's own private hell. :teehee: Actually, it would be mine too, but I chose to stay in China rather than try to deal with jet lag, two young children and his mother.

I am actually quite grateful that both his mom and mine are still alive. Mine has terminal cancer, so each day is a blessing and his mother seems to be in the early stages of dementia. So, we do recognize that we are blessed to still have them. But, I totally understand how difficult the day to day can be, even when you are grateful to have them around.
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Mar 25 2009, 03:38 PM
Wow. Just Wow.
I'll second that!!

I love my parents dearly and Mr. Onthebit lived with them for 2.5 months while I was still living in Vermont. They got along fabulously. But I don't think either Mr. Onthebit or myself could deal with living with his mom for two weeks. His mom is a nice person but she is very, ummmm, trying to put this nicely, ummmm difficult.
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Nothing to add but my heartfelt sympathies!! :martini: :martini: :martini: :martini: :martini: :martini: :martini: :martini: :martini: :martini:

OTF...we use that same saying, Wee squid-o even says, "Yeah, we don't want to stay too long and turn into the stinky fish people". :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
Edited by jillincolorado, Mar 26 2009, 09:05 AM.
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Good luck! In-laws can be hard!

My in-laws are decent people but they have horrible communication skills [in general] and even worse with their own children. So there are always awkward pauses, looong lulls in conversations, and lots of *nothing* to say or do. So weird! They like to play cards, I think, because it removes the burden of having to make conversation! So we often end up drinking and playing cards, and before I know it I'm hammered because it's so painful! :argh: [No one wants to be my partner because by the 4th or 5th game I just stop caring and start throwing cards away....]

My parents are actually pretty easy to deal with at MY house (at their house it's hard on us with the kids...not enough to do besides TV). Even my dh enjoys their visits and my dad is always wanting to work on a project or two and then grill something for dinner and have some wine...hard to argue with that! However, they are putting their house on the market this year and if it sells they may end up with us for 4-6 weeks at a time....we'll see how that goes! Never had to do a long term visit before!

Be thankful you have parents...I will remind myself of that as well....but good luck surviving!!!
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OMG if i had to live with my mother in law...or father in law for longer than 24 hours? I think I would just leave the house :) Why is it that she still thinks she gets to control DHs life? She is so da*m controlling we have even had huge fights about politics - politics! and last weekend, she brought it all up again and my husband, who can't seem to take the high road, starts arguing again with her and 2 seconds later all the adults are yelling at each other while my little 6 yr old twins look on. Good lord can't we just all get along??? Now my parents know better than to insinuate they should have any control over me now that I'm turning 40! But his, oh good god....we can't barely be in the same room for an hour before someone starts yelling. ARGH

So my sympathies are with you FG!!
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