Today, my mother-in-law called me every 2 hours, starting at 8pm and stopping at 10am the following morning. She says that since my wife and I are expecting our first child, I should "get used to waking up at all hours." She calls my work phone, which I'm not allowed to switch off. FML
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Hey, OP here. I would have mentioned in the FML that my work phone is one of those "dumb phones" and does not have any option to block numbers. After she did that for two nights in a row, I wound up setting one of the fax machine at my office to auto-dial her mobile and house phones every 15 minutes. Now, the only thing that wakes me up is the occasional user who forgot their login info, and my wife's odd food cravings.
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reneetlovesyou 30
She should be letting you enjoy your rest while you can instead..
ActionFearo 39
Block her. Problem solved
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schwaka 17
Simple solution, set her ringtone as a silent sound file. You get all other calls, but still get to sleep while she wastes her time/sleep. win/win :)
Brick5000 7
Change her personal ringtone to silent. Your phone will still ring for other people, but not her. Then you can get some rest (:
Brick5000 7
Also, it will prevent you from starting something with her, so you won't have any family problems. If you need help with it, I'll check back here periodically and help you out
Raidriar 14
No offense, but I highly doubt OP will be seeking help from someone he's never met. I understand your good intentions, but I'm fairly certain he will never even see your comment.
beerlaoisawesome 10
After the baby is born, let her babysit for the night ... Then call HER every two hours
allplayedout 20
Is it not possible to block her number? Or like other commenters have said, change her tone to silent?
chosha_fml 26
Get your wife to tell her that the doctor is very concerned about her getting such broken sleep and the effect it might have on her and the baby.
chosha_fml 26
After the baby is born, call her every time the baby wakes up.
Petey801 5
Why do Mother In Laws have to be soo obnoxious? Monster-In-Law!
splitintwo 6
PRETTY sure pregnant persons need a lot of sleep to help develop the fetus into a baby. I would have the doctor write a note pr pick up the phone and chew her out.
Capt_Air713 13
Couldn't you just silent the phone? That's what I do when I go to sleep.