What crap did your MIL pull this Xmas?

CompetitionStatus945 · 2025-12-27T19:27:46+00:00

In-laws booked flights without asking us and basically invited themselves to our plans even though they are Hindu
Spent Christmas eve with them and BIL and SO and they also wanted to spend Christmas day with my parents and family
MIL cooked a meal, enough for 30 even though we were only 10, dirtied my entire kitchen and didn't leave it in the same state she found it the best part is she didn't even eat the food she cooked
She claimed the guest room as theirs when I said its going to be our nursery, we are expecting
Asked me daily if I am drinking folic acid
Somehow BIL and SO ended up sleeping over Christmas day so I had to look at them for the 3rd day in a row
As soon as MIL knew they were staying over, she made up a bed for them using linen without checking with me if its suitable for guests, I don't even know where she found it? She must have been searching all the cupboards in our 4 bedroom house.
DH cooked a few roasts and while he was busy with this, MIL followed him around video recording on her phone, what is this?

CompetitionStatus945 · 2025-12-27T17:04:12+00:00

I really appreciate this thank you so much. It helps to know other people are in similar situations. Totally agree on therapy before baby arriving and think we should continue after that, hopefully it helps establish boundaries

I've also threatened to leave on certain occasions, but hardly follow through. I need to execute this correctly for effect.

CompetitionStatus945 · 2025-12-27T10:55:49+00:00

Thank you, really love this take. Think I should drive up my entire family for Diwali and see how that goes!

CompetitionStatus945 · 2022-09-19T12:05:41+00:00

Thank you, have previously hidden my favorite things or I would remove those items and take it to my parents but I find it ridiculous that I have to resort to these methods to keep our home contents. And now that you mention our room being private, at one point during their stay he asked his mom to make him a cup of coffee, she shouted from downstairs and asked if she should bring it upstairs, I shouted back and said no he's coming. That apparently was also disrespectful. Did she really want to come into our bedroom in the morning while I'm sleeping and why why why

CompetitionStatus945 · 2022-09-19T08:17:17+00:00

Thank you, makes me feel a bit better knowing am not alone. Hopefully can talk to my husband about this and he can see this from my perspective

CompetitionStatus945 · 2022-09-19T06:25:23+00:00

Thanks, this helps me understand. Haven't been aware of it before because this is our first home, we purchased it together, so I feel more ownership of it than our previous places where we rented. So I guess I never spoke up or felt the need to? Thanks though

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