I met mine during a brunch with all our friends.
In less than 3 hours she managed to:
The problem?
Most of the guests actually had the exact same background as me
By dessert, she had already crowned herself Worst MIL of the Year 👑
What was YOUR first red flag?
I personally got all the classics:
“My kids were much more organised.”
“That’s not how MY son likes it.”
“I would never do it like this.”
“Oh… we did things differently in our family.”
But there’s ONE specifically that absolutely kills me: “He’s MY son.”
Yes… so maybe finish educating him instead of interfering in my kids’ education !
At this point I’m convinced every MIL worldwide attends the same training camp.
What’s HER signature line?
What is the most spectacular dramatic move your mother-in-law has ever pulled? 😭
Mine?
She walked out like a soap opera actress after I asked the nanny to follow my agenda… for my own child. In my own house.
I got the full performance: silence, deep sigh, emotional exit, chin up, rolling suitcase included. She was probably expecting the camera to zoom in...
Anyone else living with an Oscar-winning MIL?
You know the classics:
At this point I’m convinced every MIL worldwide attends the same training camp 😭
What’s HER signature line?
I’m starting to think mother-in-laws come in the same “models” worldwide… just with different accents 😭
Mine… I’m pretty sure would prefer I never existed.
Her conflict resolution style?
Not arguments. Not discussions.
Full soap opera.
We’ll be having a perfectly normal moment, then suddenly:
And then… exit.
Like actually leaving the room as if there’s a camera somewhere.
I’m standing there like:
“…was that directed at me? was that a metaphor? did I miss a scene?”
At this point I don’t even know if it’s personal or just… her genre 😭
So now I’m curious —
What’s the most stereotypical mother-in-law behavior where you’re from?
Do they:
I feel like every country has that type.