Today, my mother-in-law screamed at the top of her lungs in front of our friends and family that I was stealing her baby away from her. I'd only suggested we go home because he had a migraine. Her baby is 24 years-old and has been married to me for a year. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, and since we've had our baby, my mother-in-law started coming round more often, then bringing her stuff to stay overnight, then started claiming she lived here, and got hysterical when we told her she doesn’t. I had to pick her up and place her outside while she punched me in the head repeatedly. FML
Today, my mother came into my workplace to wail on me for "ruining our family's reputation" because I got a girl pregnant. I've been married to the "girl" for 8 years. 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 future mother-in-law blamed me for the death of her husband because I should have taken him to the ER when she didn't feel like it. She then blamed me for her getting a new boyfriend less than two months later and making her son hate her when she insisted he call the guy "Dad". 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, and ever since we announced our pregnancy, my mother-in-law has invaded our home, taken over my hobby room, and tries to run our lives. I tried to go to the pub for a pint, one solitary pint, and she came and dragged me out by my ear, because "drinking is a sin", and I hadn’t done the dishes yet. FML
Today, I got a call from a man yelling and cursing at me, calling me a "selfish no-life asshole" for getting his "baby girl" pregnant. I'm 29 and she is 27 and we have been married for 3 years. FML
Today, I witnessed my mother-in-law reach into my wife's purse and practically empty it out into her pocket. When I confronted her and called my wife into the room, both of them accused me of lying through my teeth, because I've always hated her. FML
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
Today, my mother in law likes to baby my partner. Gets him drinks, kisses him on the forehead, talks to him like he's 8, does everything for him. And she gives me death stares, especially when she hugs him when I'm around. FML
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Top comments
Leeono 26
Laugh manically, grab your husband and run away screaming “he’s mine now!”
Smithworthy 20
Now I know where the migraines from
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Comments (27)
BurnInDemonFire 39
Never marry someone until you have proof that their parents are dead. Or at the very least, aren't batshit crazy. Though the craziness may appear later, so go with the first option.
kiaora_fml 11
My mother isn't dead and is batshit crazy, nasty, manipulate human being. I wouldn't be married today if my hubby decided not to be with me based on my mother lol
kiaora_fml 11
My mother isn't dead and is batshit crazy, nasty, manipulate human being. I wouldn't be married today if my hubby decided not to be with me based on my mother lol
Spiritbird 17
Why not go a step further and fight for a law where you get the right to legally kill the parents of the person whom you are going to get married to??
Spiritbird 17
See, it's completely achievable and justified via the usual liberalist arguments given for everything liberalist these days, no??
ThatGuy9679 13
The hell are you on about?
tounces7 28
I remember an Episode of "Dinosaurs" where they threw their mother in law off the cliff into a tar pit at a certain age. I can understand the rationale behind it I admit.
Smithworthy 20
Now I know where the migraines from
WHSKitty 7
Right? WOW. So sorry, O0.
WHSKitty 7
OP*
Leeono 26
Laugh manically, grab your husband and run away screaming “he’s mine now!”
acmariner99 25
Sucks OP - but it is kind of a relief to know other people have to deal with this kind of person. Narcissism sucks.
Sinshine 28
Now you know what to give her in her birthday: A visit to a psychiatrist.
RichardPencil 32
Aw, why aren’t you letting mama take care of her 288-month-old?
Shabnam Moghal 14
She just wanted to breastfeed her baby boy!
RichardPencil 32
He probably got the migraine from lack of mother’s milk.
Davros 12
I would yell back: "No I'm not. And I won't take $10,000 to leave him either so quit asking"!
chairmanofthebored 1
I would like to see the look on her face if that happened!
Chazzster 32
As bad as an insanely controlling and jealous mother in law might be - What really matters is the character of your spouse. If he’s a mama’s boy the only solution may be divorce. If he stands up to bat-shit crazy momma then you two just arrange to see as little as possible of the nut job. By the way, if there is any possibility mamma has keys to the house or apartment - change the locks and under no conditions ever let her even touch the keys.
itisme_fml 9
Um, from what’s said, we have no proof from the FML that hubby is mama’s boy, or that he isn’t unwilling to stand up to her. Maybe he did stand up, and the OP didn’t mention because of the word limit, and that MIL yelling at her in front of people is FML enough. Maybe migraine was bad enough that he didn’t feel like a confrontation. Or he let’s OP deal with Mom, but supports his wife, because he has been conditioned since childhood that he can’t win against his mom (my dad was like that; it took him years to actually speak up, but would always support my mom speaking up).
tounces7 28
Well that would be why they said "if".
peithecelt 28
motherinlawstories.com - visit the forums if you need support from people who get it.
Andrea Ripley 8
Now your friends and family all know that she’s a psycho.