Today, my mother-in-law asked me when my fiancé and I were going to start having children. When I told her we weren't planning on having any, she went on a tirade about how selfish and cold I am for denying her precious grandchildren. Now she hates me. FML
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, my mother-in-law insisted we go to a baby clothing store. When I reminded her that I don’t want children, she sat on the floor, crying, kicking and screaming. She then said I was denying her grandchildren because I hate her. Well, I didn’t… FML
Today, my mother was guilting my wife and I for freezing embryos as a delay tactic to deny her grandchildren. Fed up, I told her, "Why don't you throw in a 'You'll miss me when I'm dead' to finish this guilt trip?" Now, she's crying and my father wants to murder me. FML
Today, my mother-in-law said: "People who don't have kids are children of the devil." I'm infertile, she knows this. FML
Today, I visited my in-laws, whom I thought I was on great terms with. I soon learned that wasn't the case when my mother-in-law yelled at me about how I've been abusing her for years. Ten minutes later, she hugged me and asked me for grandkids. FML
Today, my awful future daughter-in-law went off on me and said that I'm just jealous that she's marrying my son and I'm not. Furious, I told my husband, expecting him to side with me, but all he said was, "Well… are you?" FML
Today, my future mother-in-law finally admitted that I'm "not the girl for her son" and that she will do anything to break us up. FML
Today, my mom had to go off on my grandmother because I don’t have kids yet and she, "wants great grand babies before she dies." My grandmother was going to gift me a baby outfit for me to get another hint. I’m 25 and can’t conceive because of health issues. I may never have my own kids. She knows. FML
Today, after the topic of grandkids came up yet again, my fiancé confessed that we've been having trouble conceiving. Later, I overheard his mum telling him to take my engagement ring back to the store and get a refund, because apparently I'm not worth marrying if I can't give him kids. FML
Today, my mother-in-law told my fiancé that I had to leave and wasn’t allowed to live there anymore. I own the house. She’s mad because I locked the door so she couldn't walk in anytime she wanted. FML
Today, my future mother-in-law started shit-talking me on Facebook, and we got into a heated argument. She called me later in the day, saying I'll be lucky if I ever marry her son and that, "You'll suffer to your last breath." I'm now terrified to set foot outside. FML
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Mynamewontfi 40
You should do whatever seems best for you. I never understood why people pressure others to have kids.
timb1234 13
Mother-in-laws are always a pain. Do what you want and dont listen to her
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Comments (112)
Boren 11
My response to anyone talking about children I should have was always "are you going to pay for them?" that usually shut people up
Sheh_fml 25
It's also fun to answer people who already have children who insist that you might change your mind that "so could you". Seriously, people DO regret having kids. Blindly relying on the idea that you will love them once they arrive lead to a lot of unwanted children, and it is a pain to grow up knowing you're not wanted.
ebonyirony 29
i saw this comment on reddit,verbatim, was that you?
candi10000 18
Reddit.com/r/childfree They're nice people
laden_swallow09 35
So what? Save money, headaches, AND you can still sleep through the night! The only one who has to deal with your mother-in-law is your spouse, and even then, it's still voluntary.
kissiy6 15
I hear yah OP. I'm in the same boat right now. I just always tell everyone that I can't keep my house plants alive. How do they expect me to keep children alive ?
jamess2015 12
Tell her to mind her own business
esca6angel 16
It's not her life and she should respect u and ur fiance's wishes, despite what she want.
super13jav 6
**** her dont ******* get pressured into what other people want
LightningNova 13
I'd tell the bitch off.
Emily282828 2
Stay strong! You shouldn't have kids unless you really want them
MrSL63 1
جيبي عيال وفكينا هههههههههههه اسحبي عليها وسوي اللي تبين