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Disagreements with in-laws is a topic many couples, married or unmarried, are familiar with. In fact, according to a survey published in Newsweek, the average American argues with their in-laws at least once a month. And 16% say they do it a lot more often.
If you think your in-laws might be bad, you probably need to see this list. We've scoured the internet to find the wildest and most infuriating posts about in-laws driving couples crazy. For some of these in-laws, the word "boundaries" doesn't seem to exist. So, check out what these poor people had to deal with, and let us know in the comments the wildest thing your in-laws ever did!
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#1
My Mother-In-Law Gave Us All Covid. Tested Positive And Never Told Us
Bettye McKee 8 months ago
My SIL brought her cat into my house on a multiple-day visit. We later learned that the cat died of Feline Leukemia and they never told us. Our cat was rushed to the vet and tested. Thankfully he was okay, but I'm sorry to say I never forgave her.
Libstak 8 months ago
Um, leukaemia is a cancer, most people won't realise it is spread through contact between cats. So sorry she did this, surely the vet would have told her?
Load More Replies... Skip Reynolds 8 months ago
In November 2023 my wife's cousin and her husband (both in their 60's) did exactly the same thing to my wife and me ( late 70's). We went no contact with them and have no intention of changing that. Long COVID for both of us- *extreme* fatigue for me, not so severe for my wife. The family members who know about this support our decision.
Cpt. Christan "Panda Bombero" 8 months ago
That would quickly become an "Ex-Communicated" member of the extended family.
Tom Brincefield 8 months ago
My gaming group didn't get together during Covid, until vaccines were available, around April, 2021. 4 of us got together every 2 weeks to play board games. Middle of September, politics came up, I found out the married couple were rabid MAGATs, but who wouldn't dream of getting vaccinated, they had just had Covid for the second time in August. Then my friend of 40 years said she wasn't vaccinated. She loathes Trump, but is anti-vax. Last time I saw any of them.
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#2
Flashback To When My Mother In Law Wore This To Our Wedding. You Could Also See Her Purple Thong Underwear Through The Material. See Her Hand Reaching Out
This was during the kiss when she grabbed him so she could kiss him. She wore white to one other sister-in-law's wedding too. The third sister-in-law she approved of so she wore purple. She is no longer in our lives for many reasons.
Dread Pirate Roberts 8 months ago
Rude, petty, and cringey af. Can't imagine growing up with that monster for a mom...
Marie BellaDonna 8 months ago (edited)
Not to mention, like...GROSS. Why do these mothers act like this, like they're in love with their own son's?? It emotional incest and creepy af!! I have a son myself. And I love him with all my heart. But I'm not IN love with him! I could not IMAGINE doing this to him. Wearing white on HIS (or anyone else's, for that matter) wedding day? Trying to hog his attention, and pull him away from his own bride? GROSS. I'm in love with my son's daddy. And I had my special day when I married him, 20 years ago tomorrow. I don't need to steal my son's day. I just want my son to be happy. Yes, it'll be bittersweet, in a way, when he gets married someday. But that's okay. He's supposed to leave the best and build his own life. That's how I know I did my job right. And I'm supposed to be a little sad about it. It's normal. These women who can't let their sons go are icky, and very often create Mama's boy man-children. Ugh.
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sunnydale2004 8 months ago
I absolutely adore both my daughters in law. My son in law too I can’t imagine trying to humiliate any other them in anyway.
Panda Bear 8 months ago
People who don’t approve of their adult children’s significant other is so annoying to me. Grow up
#3
Choosing Beggar Shames Her Daughter In Law For Using A Gift Card She Gave Her To Make A Blanket For Them
Don Adams 8 months ago
Better idea - contact a landscaping business and arrange to have that giant weed out of your a*s. The DIL made something specifically for you. Show a modicum of gratitude, as the bedspread may well be the last present you receive from her.
Lyoness 8 months ago (edited)
On the same note, here's the response from the advice columnist (edit bc I had to break it in two): Part 1. But nothing did happen. You received a thoughtful gift that cost more time than money. That’s it! If someone gives you a present you don’t like, you smile and say, “Thanks, how thoughtful,” and then stash it in the back of your closet. You don’t ask your kid to complain to the gift-giver via backchannel. It’s fine if you like to give expensive presents—and can afford to do so—but that’s not the only way to show someone that you care. Even if you don’t like knitwear, your daughter-in-law spent countless hours over the course of a half-year working on something very detailed for you, and you say yourself it was a lovely bedspread. Whether she got the yarn with the gift card you gave her or spent her own money is beside the point; you’re acting as if she re-gifted something when that clearly wasn’t the case. Your daughter-in-law’s gift was thoughtful and intricate; yours was financially generous and relatively generic.
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CaliPanda 8 months ago (edited)
Similar thing happened to me, when we were young and poor. We couldn’t afford proper gifts for Christmas, so I made what I could - jams, apple butter, shortbread cookies, a small embroidered or needlepoint piece, etc. My MIL always made a snide remark such as ‘anyone can buy shortbread at the store.’ I ignored it for as long as I could, but have since learned to distance myself from her.
SkyyCaramba 8 months ago
those all sound delish (except the needlepoint obviously) if you made me jams, shortbread, apple butter, or embroidery, I would cry, because those are amazing
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Child of the Stars 8 months ago
If you can find the link to the original column, Prudence lays into her about how stupid her complaint is.
Bettye McKee 8 months ago
I am so glad I was never associated with such crude, ungrateful people. She used the gift card to buy yarn (what else could she buy at a yarn shop) and from that point it's none of your business what she does with that yarn. You haven't mentioned any effort to return the bedspread. If it was me and you wrote me a letter explaining gift etiquette, I would never speak to you again, grandchildren or not.
Jihana 8 months ago
I would take it back, sell it on etsy and brag about how much money I made.
Load More Replies... Nitka Tsar 8 months ago
Honestly, I think it was sweet of her to use that gift card for yarn for them, instead for herself. The MIL is the one who should learn gift etiquette
Tanya Wilkins 8 months ago
I had a similar event- I made a (toll painting) shelf for my MIL. I was excited to give it to her (she asked for one). I put a lot of work into it. She didn’t even open it- said “oh I know what this is” and tossed it aside. People have to realize the effort it takes.
Most people disagree and fight sometimes; that's just the nature of human relationships. But, unlike arguing with a friend, conflicts with in-laws have more layers. It's not just about you and your piece; you can't just walk away from the relationship if you're not happy. There's your partner, for whom the in-laws might be among the most important people in their life.
All unhappy families are unhappy in their own way, as Tolstoy wrote. And the things people disagree with their in-laws about differ from person to person. Still, in the Newsweek survey, most (31%) Americans say they mostly argue with their in-laws about politics. 22% also say they fight about lifestyle choices, and 21% clash when it comes to something concerning their partners.
#4
My Mil Tried To Open A Tuna Can With My Favorite Vegetable Knife. Tuna Won
Every time i open the drawer i get mad
Sharon Ingram 8 months ago
It can be repaired. Google knife sharpener business.
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Regina Holt 8 months ago
Anyone with canned tuna will have a can opener. Did she just open only one drawer and not think to look in another drawer for the proper tool for the job?
Sheena Leversedge Wood 8 months ago
NOBODY is daft enough to mess with my favourite knives. some of them aren't even expensive. just GOOD.
ILoveMySon 8 months ago
Seriously, I don't know how MIL didn't hurt herself. I would have. Then again, I wouldn't attempt.
#5
In-Laws Leaving Raw Chicken In The Sun For Hours
Staying at my in-laws for the week in Northern CA where it’s 85° today. Got home from running errands at 11AM and noticed this raw chicken left out in the sun for who knows how long. It’s now 2PM and this raw chicken is STILL sitting in the sun. Luckily I’m a vegetarian so I have an excuse not to eat any but this is a regular occurrence in this family. I’m scared to eat anything they make
SouthernGal 8 months ago
I know someone sort of like that. The only thing I will nibble on at their house is crackers or chips.
Vanessa Steis 8 months ago
regular? Someone must have gotten sick because of this at one point. That's dangerous. :O
Kalikima 8 months ago
My mom's husband BBQ'd chicken one night, and he put the cooked chicken on the same plate the raw chicken had been on. I saw it, but my mom brushed it off and I couldn't find a way to decline it without starting ww3, so I ate a tiny bit and only gave my son the littlest amount, but I still had the trots for 2 days, and my poor son had explosive diaherra (can't remember how to spell the word, too high) at school and I had to leave work early to go clean him up. I haven't come over for BBQ since then.
Tamra 8 months ago
I would *never* put my child's health at risk by feeding them contaminated food, especially for the sole reason of sparing a grown adult's feelings, who should absolutely know better.
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Huddo's sister 8 months ago
My friend's in laws didn't believe meat needed to be refrigerated at all. She won't eat at their place.
Rick Murray 8 months ago
Used to live with a guy (rented a room) that left lamb chops on the kitchen counter for a couple of days. Said they were disgusting and inedible until they had "seasoned". When he cooked it (lightly fried) it smelled exactly like you would expect rancid meat to smell. His internal biome must be interesting - mine was close to pushing the panic button just being around when it was being prepared.
Lilybdcsa 8 months ago
My MIL used to make pots of stew and then leave it on the counter in the pot all night. I never ate any of it.
Dl B 8 months ago
Anyone ever hear this: Pease pudding hot Pease pudding cold Pease pudding in the pot Nine days old Some like it hot Some like it cold Some like it in the pot Nine days old
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Mother In Law "Put Away" The Cookies We Left Out To Cool
Nathan Lewis 8 months ago
or freeze them and club her over the head with it
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Bettye McKee 8 months ago
If she has to come to your house, I would recommend fitting her with a straitjacket at the front door.
DEW 8 months ago
I'd dump out the bag and getting a rolling pin. Roll them out and put them on a sheet pan. Cook them until they are a golden brown let them cool and have a bar cookie. These look a little to blonde to me.
Lady Eowyn 8 months ago
There are some cookies that are supposed to look pale when they're don.
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Nannychachi 8 months ago (edited)
My wedding bouquet was made with silk flowers and I wanted to put it in a display box. I went to collect it from my mother's house after the honeymoon. It was in a brown bag. I opened the bag and saw that she had taken it all apart. All the flowers were loose in the bag. Every last flower. I wanted to bean her with that brown bag. I don't know why these cookies reminded me of that, but they did.
Kabuki Kitsune 8 months ago
I've seen this behavior before, and honestly, it's sad. the typical cause of this is someone who lived a significant part of their life in a roach infested home. You get ingrained to bag everything up once you take it out of the oven to prevent it from getting insects on it or being spoiled. It's actually quite sad when you stop and think about it. Having it so ingrained in your mind that you simply MUST bag food before you get bugs in it, that you feel the need to do it even when there are no insects present.
geezeronthehill 8 months ago
Nobody helps in my kitchen until I determine if their brain works.
It also depends on what kind of in-law you are dealing with. Given the anecdotal evidence from popular culture and media, you'd think that mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law are at each other's throats all the time. And research shows that DILs feel more in-law-related stress than sons-in-law.
A 2012 study showed another interesting trend. It appears that sons-in-law have it easier, as they report having way better relationships with both their MILs and their FILs. Women rate their relationships with their in-laws at the same level. Men say their relationships with their MIL are three times as good as they are for women. What's more, they claim to get along with their FILs even better.
#7
Mother In Law Won't Get The Flu Vaccine So She Can Meet Our Newborn Son. Insists She Is An Expert On Vaccines
Hidalgo 8 months ago
Not exactly this, but was a recent story in the US about a grandparent with a cold sore, who covered it up with makeup. They held and kissed the newborn, the kid caught herpes, and it migrated to his eyes. The baby now is going blind
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Grape Walls of Ire 8 months ago
I'd like to think I simply wouldn't have married into this family.
#8
Help - Mil Defaced Our Guestbook Photo!
Hi! I got married this last weekend. My mother-in-law decided to write on my fiancé’s neck on our guestbook photo. It’s sharpie on printed canvas. I was told I should try rubbing alcohol to gently remove the sharpie, but when I tried a small area, it also removed the print underneath. I am at a loss of what to do. Does anyone here have any experience painting on a printed canvas? If I remove everything in the area could I try to paint to give it its color back? Or how I can fix this? I’m upset but determined to fix it so we can hang it up in our home.
Pyla 8 months ago
A 9 inch blade will get you the stabby results you desire. Be careful, you’ll hit bone!
Earonn - 8 months ago
That handwriting looks like a 5 year old. Is MIL mentally still in this world?
Bettye McKee 8 months ago
That is one of the trashiest things I have ever seen. If an art restorer or other expert cannot repair the damage, I would destroy the entire thing IN HER PRESENCE.
Stannous Flouride 8 months ago
Looked it up on Reddit- Because the original had the names and best wishes of their other (more civilized) guests they didn't want to lose them so they're going to have a high quality photo taken and that digitally removed and then reprinted with the signatures intact.
Mary Green 8 months ago
I would totally hang it up as-is so whenever guests looked at I could make politely passive aggressive yet pointed comments on the quality of the added artwork. Especially if she were there at the time.
#9
Father-In-Law Just Massacred My Shrub Garden. Today, Completely Unprompted And Without Asking Me, My Father In Law Decided To "Prune" Almost All Of The Trees In My Shrub Garden
Bella Sennei 3 months ago
Oh wow... I think I'd rip out one of the left over stumps with my bare hands and give my FIL a ... soft ... stroke on the head with it. (Luckily I don't have a FIL)
The situation with MILs and FILs gets even worse when kids come into the picture. As a Gottman Method couples therapist for over 25 years, Dr. Suzanne Burger explained to Fatherly, daughters-in-law are more likely to be the victims of their MILs, as they don't shy away from telling them how to be better mothers. And research backs this up, as over 30% of moms say they disagree with their MILs about parenting.
#10
17 Yo Half Brother-In-Law Wants To Buy Friends With Cake
BrownEyedPanda 8 months ago
"F--k you" is code for "Please refrain from doing me any favors, as I'm an ungrateful a*****e and don't deserve them."
Ell Bee 8 months ago
It always shocks me how fast choosy beggars got from asking for the free favor to "F--k you!"
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Sara Shamsabadi 8 months ago
when trash removes itself from your life, you say thank you to the universe & move in peacefully :)
Bettye McKee 8 months ago
Ungrateful whelp. He can go to the bakery and buy a lemon cake and, while he's at it, stop committing other people's time and energy.
#11
Just A Joyful Conversation With My Sister-In-Law
Bettye McKee 8 months ago
We can only hope. Once you rid your life of toxic people, don't invite them back in.
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Earonn - 8 months ago
I will always be grateful for detail-oriented people like you who make us aware of such gems! Thank you!
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#12
Brother-In-Law Decided To Cook Up Some Steaks On My Grill But Forgot To Pull Out The Grill
Bettye McKee 8 months ago
Tell your brother-in-law to get out his checkbook to get this replaced. (He could have burned the house down.)
StumblingThroughLife 8 months ago (edited)
You can't beat stone or bricks. They last for centuries. :-) - the BiL is a total d**k, btw.
Load More Replies... Molly A. Block 8 months ago
GD! Ok, ugh, well, phew, breathe, breathe, okay, take another deep breath. This could have been SO much worse. Just keep telling yourself that, and then next time you grill, make sure you move your grill right next to their vehicle!! Revenge is a dish that can be best served hot too!
Professor Gretchen Perry, author of "In-Law Relationships in Evolutionary Perspective: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly", suggests there are historical reasons why mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law generally seem to disagree so much. Back in the day, the married woman would come to live with her husband, to a house where the mother-in-law was in charge of the household.
#13
The In-Laws Decided To "Prank" Us By Completely Rearranging Our Kitchen
My (M27) wife (F23) and I just returned from a week-long vacation to find our kitchen literally rearranged. We asked her parents just to drop by and feed our rabbits while we were away. Something they've done numerous times and are always paid to do when needed- This vacation was fairly needed as I'm in the middle of attending post-secondary and working part-time while my wife works full time and takes care of the house while I pitch in where I can. And after a 4-hour car ride we are extremely thankful for this break and look forward to preparing for another year of endless work. But lo and behold her parents left us another hour's worth of work for us to even use the kitchen, as a joke. Wife is more upset than I am but it certainly drew an annoyed snort from me which I believe qualifies as mildly infuriating. Pic is just one of several cupboards. Tldr; needed a break, got a break, immediately unconvinced upon return by people we love and are also paying.
Bookworm 8 months ago
I feel like this joke could, in the right circumstances with people whose sense of humor you know, be funny, but only if the pranksters are there to laugh with you and then immediately clean it up themselves.
Fire Singer 8 months ago
Agreed, I think this is a "know your audience" kind of prank. Some people will find it hilarious, others will not. Like, I could do this to my sister and she'd find it funny, I could NOT do this to one of my brothers though. He would not find it amusing at all.
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Leah Banks 8 months ago (edited)
My parents told me when they went on their honeymoon their friends did this to them, and also took ALL the labels off every can. They are not friends with these people anymore. I'd be pissed too!
ILoveMySon 8 months ago
My cousin did the can thing to his sister. Not funny.
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Cindy Brick 8 months ago
Yep, that's hilarious. Actually, my mom tended to rearrange things in our kitchen, based on what she liked in her kitchen. But it wasn't meant as a prank or joke.
Rick Murray 8 months ago
My mother knew never to touch my stuff. Not because it was orderly (ha! never!) and not because I was obsessive, but simply because of she needed a paperclip I could say third drawer down on the right behind that electrical gizmo with the huge tape in it. And lo, there would be a paperclip there. Tidy up stuff without me knowing, all those mental associations would be messed up and I'd spend ages looking for something that wasn't where it should be.
Regina Holt 8 months ago
The one thing that I did at my sister's place was turn all of the fridge magnets upside-down.
#14
My Mother In Law Eats One Bite Of A New Banana Every Morning And Leaves The Rest On The Counter "In Case Anyone Wants One"
Jaya 8 months ago
If she would just have cut off the piece she wants to eat instead of opening it like this, then it would be fine. I regularly eat half a banana and eat the other half the next day. The remaining piece will only brown in the first few millimeters, so you can just cut off the first centimeter and the rest is totally fine.
Roxy222uk 8 months ago
I have half a banana with my breakfast some mornings. I cut it in half before peeling, and then the unused half I put in a plastic bag with the top twisted around and folded over. It stays in the fridge until the following morning and is absolutely fine to use. The end may be very slightly soft and look like it's thinking about oxidising, but even raw it's good to go.
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mooshoflove 8 months ago
Does she bite it or cut a piece off? My MIL has a super weak tummy & can only eat little amounts of specific food. I could see her doing this.
Rick Murray 8 months ago
I wonder: Is this some bizarre thing she does or is she intentionally trying to annoy? Because this...this has to be some kind of anomaly at the psychological level. Who the hell leaves an open used banana "just in case somebody wants one"?
#15
Mother In Law Melted Kettle I’ve Had For 15 Years To The Stove. How Do I Get It Off!
Stannous Flouride 8 months ago
That was suggested but the first reply to that was even better: Screen-Sho...f6-png.jpg 
Gémeaux jumeaux 8 months ago
I've had a similar Le Creuset for many yrs, like the OP - those buggers are hard to k**l. The website even says they "can be used with all heat sources, including induction." My guess is MIL either put it on to boil w/ no water in it... or had water in it, forgot it (despite shrill whistling boil), and melted it down to the red-handed evidence that got her caught.
Load More Replies... Niki 8 months ago
Ok, so here's what you do. 1) Grab the handle of the kettle and bang it onto a hard surface. 2) Repeat until the kettle comes loose. 3) Remove bone fragments and wash with hot, soapy water to remove blood. 4) Remove the necessary amount for a new kettle and burner from the offender's wallet. 5) Enjoy the new kettle.
Dr Jimmy 03 8 months ago
Replace both. Ban MiL from your kitchen. Spouse is responsible for informing MiL of ban, and follow-up enforcement.
Vylnce NA 8 months ago
Agreed. You'll feel crappy later when you realize this was the beginning of MIL's Alzheimer's and you were concerned about the kettle and not her.
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Littlemiss 8 months ago
After putting her hand on the seering hot plate, the skin will eventually burn off. It will stink though. She won't touch it again
The daughter-in-law would be in a completely new environment, separated from her family and the people who protect her. The mother-in-law, naturally, would have her son's and the household's best interest at heart, perhaps exerting more control than needed. And the criticism, of course, would be directed at the new wife. This might just be the origin of the MIL-DIL relationship trope.
#16
This Text From My Mil To My Wife While House Sitting For Us While Our Sons In The Hospital
Amanduh 8 months ago
My grandma asked my mom once if mom wanted grandma to teach mom how to clean. It did NOT go over well 😂
TiNaBoNiNa 8 months ago
If mom's cleaning isn't up to standard, that is her mother's own fault for not teaching her properly.
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PenguinEmp 8 months ago
She should come to my place. Not proud of it, just depressed and it's been bad. No food out but it's just dirty and dusty
#17
My Parents In Law Keep On Using Our Netflix To Watch He-Man And Christmas Movies, And Change Our Watchlists Because They "Struggle With Tech"
My husband shares both his Netflix and Prime accounts with his parents and pays for it. It first started with his parents using his Netflix instead of their own profile and even trying to charge not-included film to his credit card on Prime . He asked them to stop but they say they cannot figure it out so he added a pin and in brackets that it's not their profile. We thought the problem was solved, but then I noticed they started using mine instead. I hadn't looked at Netflix for maybe a week and noticed today they apparently had a watch marathon - my entire history & front page is just He-Man, war films and Christmas movies. The algorithm is completely messed up at this point. Needless to say I got a pin now too and a note in brackets.
Bettye McKee 8 months ago
You both need to cancel Netflix and reopen your accounts with unbreakable passwords. Give some people an inch and they'll take a mile. They can get their own Netflix and Prime. They'll be angry, but they've pushed too far.
Nitka Tsar 8 months ago
Well, if they don‘t understand the tech, then they should not have access to it, now should they?
Ozymandias73 8 months ago
Soooo...if they have their own Netflix, why not change the password, take them off OP's acct, and tell them they can no longer use theirs and have to use their own,
Kit Black 8 months ago
even trying to charge not-included film to his credit card on Prime
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Sister-In-Law Always Throws Leftover Food Directly Into The Sink
My sister-in-law always throws leftover food directly into the sink, leaving it for my brother or my mother to deal with before bed. Everyone else is too polite to say anything, so they just leave it. The edges of uneaten toast soak up grease and water. I tried to passive-aggressively put it in a bag for her to see, but she still throws it into the sink. I'm just visiting my parents.
Leslie B 8 months ago (edited)
Take it and throw it on her bed, see how she likes it. 'But it doesn't belong there!' 'Yeah? It doesn't belong in the sink either'
Ms.GB 8 months ago
My brother throws trash into the sink. Don't ask me why. Probably because my parents never expected him to do a d**n bit of housework because, you know....he was born with a p***s.
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Bettye McKee 8 months ago
If there is a garbage disposal, she should learn to use it. If not, there is no excuse for this. I have to agree with Leslie B.
Roxy222uk 8 months ago
Sometimes I'm really confused about people's family set ups. There is absolutely no way my husband's sister would be in a position to throw things in my mother's sink, let alone repeatedly. Secondly, this is the kind of thing you just deal with head on. It doesn't have to be in any way confrontational: just explain that "I'm absolutely sure you didn't realise, but in this house we put leftover food in the food waste bin/rubbish bin". That's not rude, is it?
Remi (He/Him) 8 months ago
The sister in law is the brother's wife in this case I think so if they live in the same house, it wouldn't be that weird
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Maples Dad 8 months ago
Instead of 'passive aggressively' doing stuff, maybe tell her to her face to stop? Or is face to face talking not a thing anymore?
In-laws, especially grandparents, often choose to violate the boundaries of a young family. They may come to visit unannounced, guilt-trip when the couple doesn't come for family events, share personal details about the family's life with others, criticize their values, and not respect it when they're told "no". Experts say that it's possible to avoid all these if you set firm boundaries, but how can people do that, exactly?
#19
My Future Sister-In-Law Infuriates Me So Much
General Anaesthesia 8 months ago
If I had Instagram I'd have serious doubts about anyone who wanted to follow me. To quote Groucho Marx, "I wouldn't want to belong to a club that would have me as a member."
TiNaBoNiNa 8 months ago
Anyone who uses the word "cringe" in this manner needs to have their head pulled out of their rear.
Panda Bear 8 months ago
Almost all my social media accounts are private because the only followers I get are corn bots
#20
Bought A New Car Last Week. Mother-In-Law Takes It For One Drive Last Night
Bettye McKee 8 months ago
She should pay for the damage. Stop letting people get away with destroying your property.
BrownEyedPanda 8 months ago
She'd better have opened her wallet and handed over the cash. Family or not, this is irresponsible.
SKaye 8 months ago
My MIL needed a car for two weeks while hers was in for repairs. Loaned her our newish car with just 600 miles on it. She kept extending the "need'' for various reasons. Returned it after 3 months with 7000+ miles on it, and a sagging front seat because she is very overweight. We were wanting to be kind and bless her with something nice because her life had always been rough and she had never had much money, but since then we help her out in much wiser ways!
#21
Most Unhinged Mother In Law
Bettye McKee 8 months ago
Major interference. I didn't have money, a car, or a house, but I was a damned good mother. My husband and I lived from paycheck to paycheck, but we raised a wonderful daughter. And God help anyone who tried to take my baby.
Bluonthefront 8 months ago
Socioeconomic status doesn't determine loving, healthy parenting.
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Andie Day 8 months ago
Well, your son that got her pregnant probably doesn't have any money, a car, or a house either, so he should have just continued to jack off into his sock in your basement. Even if I'm mischaracterizing him, Mummy-in-law dearest obviously isn't expecting her son, AKA the father, to step up and support his child.
GalPalAl 8 months ago
You wouldn't let your son marry someone but would plot to take the child of said person as ransom for your controlling behavior? Sounds like great parenting advice and a free trip to prison for kidnapping. Maybe take the child out of state when you steal her/him and then the FBI can join the parade.
Tanya Wilkins 8 months ago
Screenshot for proof. She is evil. It’s not about what you have. Or your s******r nails.
Molly A. Block 8 months ago
It's easy, and cheaper in the long run, to just use some d**n condoms and save yourself a life of whatever. I'm one of the people who was not able to have kids (I was a preemie baby), but I also am ok with that, and I'm an ally to those adults who WANT to be childless on PURPOSE. Yup, there, I said it! Proud to be childless!
Cpt. Christan "Panda Bombero" 8 months ago
I do not have children, but if I did and somebody attempt to take my children, without my permission, not only would I consider that kidnapping, but it would also give me every legal right to unalive them.
Rebecca Taylor 8 months ago
Wow So she rents and rides the bus and probably has a job that makes it so she can stay home with her kids more you want to take the kid away.!!! Some times mother in laws can be so exasperating.,
Bookworm 8 months ago
The MIL does not seem like an unbiased source of information, to put it mildly. It's entirely possible that the mom-to-be lives in an apartment and this is one of those nutty *you can't possibly raise a child without owning a house!* people. And 'no money' could easily mean 'not enough money to meet my unreasonable expectations of a DIL.'
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#22
Father-In-Law Ate My Leftovers. It Was A Half A Burger, And My Leftover Cheesecake From My Friend's Birthday Party Last Night. I Was So Excited To Finish It This Morning
SkyyCaramba 8 months ago
i would make him buy me a burger and cheesecake. you take my food? get me more
Molly A. Block 8 months ago
D**n, leftovers make the best kind of breakfasts, too. Next time, disguise your leftovers in something he would never look in. My husband hates sour cream, so I hide stuff in an empty sour cream container I save just for certain 'emergency' situations, hahaha.
Ms.GB 8 months ago (edited)
That's brilliant! I've been hiding stuff in the back of the vegetable drawer for years. First to hide it from my Dad and brother and now to hide it from my husband. I hide at least one soda from every 12 pack because I only want one like once a week and every man I've ever lived will drink all 12 in less than a week without saving me one, it's like that for everything. Then when I say "You didn't save me any? " they say I waited too long (too long is less than 3 days). I'm like "Honey, if I ate everything as fast as I would need to in order to get a serving before you finished it I'd be on my 600 lb life. So you can save me a bite or have a wife on a motorized scooter. The choice is yours!" ...it never works 😆
Load More Replies... StumblingThroughLife 8 months ago (edited)
It's things like this that make me happy I now live alone, lol. My son used to do this (my treats, usually) and it drove me mad!
April Pickett 8 months ago
I didn't know you had to put your name on the food in your own house.
TiNaBoNiNa 8 months ago
I was raised to never take anything out of someone else's refrigerator or pantry without the express permission of the homeowner, relative or not.
SkyyCaramba 8 months ago
or your roommates/family ie "hey dad, you alright if i eat this bagel?"
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Jane, Not Plain 8 months ago
Tell him to go see a doctor because you think you have _______________(fill in the blank).
Barbara Deskins 7 months ago
My ex hated Olive Garden. So one day after work I went to dinner by myself. Brought my left overs home for dinner the next day. Got home from work and he had eaten them. BUT he hates OG.
#23
When Your Mother-In-Law Makes A Surprise Visit And Stays For A Month
bodhisayumi 8 months ago
My MIL used to wipe my kids faces with that nasty rag that sits on the sink. 🤢🤮
Beth Wheeler 8 months ago
She wouldn't be in my house that long and absolutely NO SMOKING! I have allergies and strong or bad smells really sets them off
Christina A Davis 8 months ago
The INSTANT someone THOUGHT they were going to SMOKE IN MY HOUSE----------I can't write it here.
Maples Dad 8 months ago
My sister and BIL live in Australia, mother lives in UK and she goes to them for a month once a year. But it's planned well in advance. I don't think they'd take too kindly to a surprise one month visit!
Load More Replies... Bettye McKee 8 months ago
For shame! A guest should be more considerate, and that does not exclude relatives.
Chris the Bobcat 8 months ago
At least she put the butts in a container. That's more than a lot of trash smokers these days.
#24
My Grandmother-In-Law Used My Favorite Mug For A Grease Cup And Stuck It In The Back Of The Fridge
Bookworm 8 months ago
Yeah, that looks like it will come off, especially if it soaks in the dish water for a bit.
Load More Replies... Jane, Not Plain 8 months ago
She did the right thing. You should consider yourself lucky that she didn't dump it down the drain. And then have a clog about a week later.
Rick Murray 8 months ago
Meh, that's nothing. Hot water and a good squirt of dish soap will fix that. Hell, I have the ceramic bowl from a slow cooker soaking in the kitchen right now, made a beef stew and it doesn't look unlike this. It can be fixed, quite easily.
Sean Stimson 8 months ago
Well, that's nothing. Throw the grease in the trash and wash the mug. I hope you thanked grandma for whatever she cooked
Amanda Reinstatler 7 months ago
WHY woudnt you just use a soup can or old jar like EVERYONE else in the world?
Boundaries with in-laws can also be very different depending on your culture. Perinatal therapist Dr. Zann explains that for people of color, the word 'boundaries' might sound like rejection and disrespect toward their community values.
"Consider not calling it a boundary'. Using psychology/therapy speak may be confusing, especially for those from immigrant backgrounds or non-western cultures," Dr. Zann points out. "Express your needs, of course, but do it in a way that your family will understand."
#25
My In-Laws Who Use A Little Off Every Single Roll Of Toilet Paper Instead Of One At A Time
StumblingThroughLife 8 months ago
Just put one roll there at a time when they visit (and hide the rest).
zak 8 months ago
Ha, when my roll gets that low it becomes tissues, because I don't like buying boxes of tissues 😅
Maples Dad 8 months ago
We do that at home too. It's just the two of us so when the toilet roll in use gets down to a certain thickness, we change the roll and use the leftovers as nose tissues.
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Molly A. Block 8 months ago
Geez, but why? It's not like those outer leaves are any better than the inner leaves... know what I mean? Weirdo! Done deliberately, just to taint each and every singe roll! What a witch move to make! Something my cousin and my auntie would do, sad to say.
#26
Told My In Laws They Need To Be Taking This Virus More Seriously. This Is How The Conversation Started
Kira Okah 8 months ago
Well, I have read the Bible. Sodom and Gomorrah was about the lack of hospitality and charity of the locals to outsiders. Any sexual connection is related to a disagreement of the context of a single word - if meant one way it is sexual, if another then it's interrogatory, both contexts are used in the Tanakh but the former only around 1% of the time. That word has nothing whatsoever to do with homosexuality and nor does the story.
Stannous Flouride 8 months ago
The best book ever written to turn someone into an atheist is the Bible. Pretty sure the person passing judgement hasn't.
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Earonn - 8 months ago
If god is going to judge people, why can't these f*****s not just shut up and let him do his job?
Delicate Fcuking Flower 8 months ago
Because that would make them explode 😂😂😂
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PunchinelloTX 8 months ago
As a bonafide gay perv, I’m happy to say God never judged me with the virus. So… perhaps this sweet, Christian woman needs to get a different religious book.
Bettye McKee 8 months ago
If God is going to judge people, then let God do it. He did not appoint us as judges.
Chris the Bobcat 8 months ago
Fvck you, christian. Always the first to persecute others, always the first to play the victim.
StumblingThroughLife 8 months ago
The people who wrote the Bible back in the day, were intolerant controlling (& female-hating) bigots.
#27
Mil Trying To Access Our Email. Not The First Time And Yes We Called To Confirm It Was Her. Yes She's Crazy
Ace 8 months ago
Time to immediately change the password, for sure. How did she get hold of it anyway?
Load More Replies... StumblingThroughLife 8 months ago
They should have also fully blocked out the email in this image, btw.
All this talk about toxic in-laws might make you think that all in-law relationships are doomed. But there's research that proves relationships with in-laws can be nice. A 2021 survey of American women revealed that 51% of daughters-in-law are happy with their relationships with the MIL. Three-quarters of mothers-in-law also say they have a very good relationship with their DIL.
#28
My Christmas Present From My Mil. Meanwhile I Got Her ~$200 Worth Of Jewelry And Cosmetics
[>.<]/ 8 months ago
Ja aber ganz schön raffiniert :p S\But seriously who buys $200 presents...
Load More Replies... Marla Singer 8 months ago
Er why would you spend that much on another grown adult you're clearly not even that close to?
Jaya 8 months ago
Yes, it's a very weird gift. But don't blame her for you spending that much money on gifts, she didn't choose for you to do that. Gifting people such expensive gifts and then being annoyed that they don't gift you expensive stuff back isn't nice, it's forcing people to spend more money on gifts than they want to or than they can afford. Maybe the MIL would be much happier to receive cheap gifts and be able to spend her own money on something she needs or something she actually enjoys.
Bettye McKee 8 months ago
While this may be high-end underwear, the entire idea is in poor taste. Putting it mildly.
Kristin 8 months ago
Same happened to us this last Christmas. Me and my husband got his mom a very nice Ariat jacket and if you know then you know they are not cheap and she gives my husband a pair of socks and me and $1 candle smdh. Yes, i know it's not about the gift but it was a slap in the face especially when they decided to give my sister in law who's 16 (my husband is 45) $500 in front of the whole family!!! It's not that they can't afford it, cause they are set with money.
#29
How My Mother-In-Law Loads The Dishwasher
April Pickett 8 months ago
I'm not the neatest housekeeper, but that is just awful. Why is there a pan on the top shelf?
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BrownEyedPanda 8 months ago
I never learned how to properly load a dishwasher either. Mostly because I didn't grow up in a household that had one.
Christina A Davis 8 months ago
Ahem---It is a teenage "trick", that way they don't have to do the chore.
#30
Daughter In Law Tasked With Finding Job For Choosing Beggar Mil
murmelinpaiva 8 months ago
Because she wants MIL out of the house, of course.
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J Oker 3 months ago
If she can only speak "broken English", I assume her knowledge of written English is as broken or worse than her speech.
Load More Replies... Tanya Wilkins 8 months ago
I will say that a lot of jobs require you to go through an app to apply. Sounds like this mother-in-law can’t navigate a computer. But it clearly isn’t up to the daughter-in-law to find her job.
What about your relationships with your in-laws, Pandas? Is there any drama happening in your family you think is worth sharing with other Pandas? Let us know in the comments below! And if you're up for more posts about horrible in-laws, head over here and facepalm at these infuriating pics.
#31
Let Brother-In-Law Stay With Us While He Got Back On His Feet, And Came Home To Every Glass Piece In My House Broken
Bookworm 8 months ago
What, like intentionally? Like hunted through the house for all the glass? That's messed up but also... dedication to vandalism.
TiNaBoNiNa 8 months ago
I don't know...I see a few mugs still hanging up unbroken.
Load More Replies... liam newton-harding 8 months ago
What’s going on here? The title doesn’t match the picture. I don’t see any broken glass…it just looks like a pet spazzed out.
bodhisayumi 8 months ago
My thoughts exactly. Looks like they left the dog home alone not the BIL
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Rosecrucian Roeth 8 months ago
hard to get back on your feet when the floor is covered with shattered glass:(
Snazzy Smurf 8 months ago
The reddit link provides more context. He decided to go glass hunting while drunk. He damaged the living room glass and poured liquor all over the carpet. He was kicked out.
Kabuki Kitsune 8 months ago
Ejectment. Those tend to be faster than evictions.
Load More Replies... Chris the Bobcat 8 months ago
I'd get him back on his feet. Then I would make him walk barefoot on that broken glass. John McClain that motherfvcker.
#32
In-Laws Turned Off The Pool For A Week (God Knows Why) While I Was Away And Now I Have To Do Damage Control
TiNaBoNiNa 8 months ago
Or they figured since they weren't using the pool, it would be a waste of electricity, so they turned it off. They were trying to be helpful without realizing turning it off would encourage algae growth.
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AtMostAFabulist 8 months ago
I am not sure why Kabuki Kitsune was downvoted? I don't have a pool, and honestly it sounds like something that would happen to me.
Kabuki Kitsune 8 months ago
Because, honestly, I tend to annoy folks by pointing out that quite often the things that they're on here screaming about being malicious... aren't. Pro tip, don't dare offer any opinion other than what the community seems to lean to.
Load More Replies... J Oker 3 months ago
small claims court and legal fees are definitely more expensive than just fixing it yourself.
Load More Replies... Molly A. Block 8 months ago
I feel your pool pain, my fellow swimming pool enthusiast. The cost of chemicals has skyrocketed over the past few years and is just going to get worse now with Trump's tariffs good luck.
#33
My Mother-In-Law Told Me That She Had A Bottle Of Children’s Tylenol When There Was A Shortage. I Looked At The Package While At Her House Today
Con O Cuinn 8 months ago
That s**t's probably like those expired Quaaludes in Wolf of Wall Street
Binky Melnik 8 months ago
I don’t remember that scene, but *most* expiration dates in d***s are only there so people will toss ‘em out and then buy more. (If memory serves, it was the military who found themselves with a literal mountain of … aspirin, I think? And devised a way to get rid of it by giving everything an “expiration date.” And in my experience, they’re right: I’ve taken pretty much *everything* that’s been expired for years, and they still worked. Ooops! I need to mention that d***s will go bad if not stored properly (in a cool, dark, dry spot). I wouldn’t mess around with *extremely* important d***s, but so far (I’m nearly 65), I’ve not found one yet that seemed to do nothing (or do something harmful; I did, for many years, take meds that if they were heated enough would turn into LSD. I was very, VERY careful with those). Ten-year-old aspirin, ibuprofen, acetaminophen… I’ve taken all those with no problem. Antibiotics I don’t bother with, though, if they’re two or more years past the expiration.
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Trish Councell 8 months ago
Some medications can become stronger, especially liquid medications. You need to be careful.
Load More Replies... Michael None 8 months ago
It's fine those expiration dates are for when the medicine has lost enough efficiency to be deemed less effective. Shouldn't hurt if it's unopened and not bulging.
#34
Mother-In-Law Decided To Undress The Christmas Tree And Drag It 25ft Towards The Front Door By Herself
bodhisayumi 8 months ago
I have natural hardwood floors. I'm as overprotective of it as a new mother with a new born. I'd just cry.
Chris the Bobcat 8 months ago
I'd charge her for a floor sander and stain. (Ulterior motive: I've always wanted a good floor sander.)
Amanda Reinstatler 7 months ago
Stupid move, but at least it sounds like she was trying to help....??
Molly A. Block 8 months ago
Id' drag it against her car. Yeah, I guess I have a thing for cars. I don't know!
John Mosley 8 months ago
Do you not see the permanent deep scrapes along the wood floor?
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My Sister-In-Law Lives With Us And Uses Our Things. This Is How She Leaves My Peloton After Use Even After I’ve Mentioned It A Few Times
Stannous Flouride 8 months ago
Peloton treadmills have a "Tread Lock" feature that requires a four-digit passcode to unlock and start the treadmill, providing an added layer of safety and security.
KDav 8 months ago
I'm a sweaty woman and I would be mortally embarrassed if I left something looking like that. Wow.
TiNaBoNiNa 8 months ago
I sure hope that's just sweat. It's everywhere and a lot of it!
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Bettye McKee 8 months ago
I assume she's an adult. Again, adults are capable of cleaning up their own messes. Tell her she will lose her privileges if she continues to do this.
#36
Mother-In-Law Sterilized My Daughter’s Bottles In A Pot Of Boiling Water…
Roni Stone 8 months ago
That's how we always did it back in the day, even with plastic bottles. (Until we got those bottle sanitizers.) But in our defense, the plastic was a lot different than it is now. 😔
Bettye McKee 8 months ago
I assumed that these days, you had plastic bottles and sanitary liners which require no boiling water. Correct me if I'm wrong. My generation boiled the bottles in a sterilizer.
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Marla Singer 8 months ago
This one seems like an accident rather than nefarious behavior. It's not the same.
Kit Black 8 months ago
How long are you leaving plastic in boiling water unsupervised for it to melt down to a flat puddle?? I mean, I don't know, maybe i'm wrong.And it only takes a couple of minutes, but this looks horrible
Load More Replies... Lexi 8 months ago (edited)
I used to boil my nieces & nephews bottles as their lazy b!tch mothers (my sisters) barely cleaned them at all. None of their plastic bottles melted like this, it looks like it was put in the oven
Kit Black 8 months ago
Very much depends on the brand. Some of them are designed for it, some are not.
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Tiggy Darling 8 months ago
Definitely not boiled. You can even get sterilisers that works by steaming things which is even hotter than boiling. I'm guessing oven, or the water boiled away and it melted in the pan.
George Costanza 8 months ago
Huh. My wife's plastic pump parts and all the plastic parts to the feeding bottles we use can be sterilized in boiling water. I wonder why these can't.
Molly A. Block 8 months ago
I thought that's how you did it? That's how Mom cleaned mine 56 years ago!
#37
Mil’s Comment On My Instagram
Husband and I are child free by choice. No picture that I posted looked remotely like I was pregnant/holding my stomach.
TiNaBoNiNa 8 months ago
Get one of those fake pregnancy bellies for her husband to wear in a photo shoot.
#38
My Wife And I Went On Vacation And She Asked My Brother-In-Law To Feed The Turtle. He Set The Heat Lamp On Top Of The Steam Deck In It's Case For Some Reason, And Forgot To Put It Back
Bookworm 8 months ago
When the BIL came over to feed the turtle, he for some reason removed the turtle's heat lamp, set it, still turned on, on top of their handheld video game console, and left it there to burn and ruin the console.
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April Pickett 8 months ago
I hope BIL has good credit because he's going to spend $200-300 on a new console.
Binky Melnik 8 months ago
I thought the melted area on top of the case was cooked turtle, so I’m kinda relieved about this one.
Captain Usopp 8 months ago
So let me get this straight. I took the heat lamp off the tank and sat it down on top of a case that happened to have a game console in it, instead of a table? Then proceeded to forget to put the lamp back on the tank while it was still plugged in, and it proceeded to melt through a probably $200 or $300 item?
#39
My Mother-In-Law Started The Dishwasher For Us When We Were Away. She Used Dish Soap
bodhisayumi 8 months ago
Oh no! She probably doesn't own a dishwasher and doesn't understand how to use it. Easy clean up though. One of ,y kids did the same thing.
AtMostAFabulist 8 months ago
I did that once. I knew it could get bubbly so I used less, still just as bad. 😶🌫️
Load More Replies... Rick Murray 8 months ago
Happened at work when there was a shortage of the chemical stuff that goes in the industrial washer so one of the bosses told us to use "that other stuff" in the meantime. "That other stuff", it became very rapidly apparent, was intentionally foaming so it could be sprayed on the walls and would stick long enough to be useful. In short order, chest high foam, like the ultimate bubble bath. Funny as hell, but we had to spray water over everything from a distance because industrial chemicals are NOT your friends.
ILoveMySon 8 months ago
Aside from the chemicals, I would have found it to be hilarious. 😂
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Sabrina Greensea 8 months ago
I did that once. In my defense, the container was labeled dishwashing liquid instead of dishwasher liquid. I'm used to it saying dish soap...
Jan Crump 4 months ago
I did that once!!! Came home to my whole kitchen literally covered in suds! Was funny till I was told it destroyed the motor and needed a new dishwasher!
Captaindolly_767 2 months ago
Similar thing happened to us, my older brother put dish soap in our dishwasher breaking it, thankfully my dad was able to fix it and it lasted a few more years.
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How My Mother In Law Cooks Chicken Dinner When We Visit
boiled chicken (no seasoning other than a pinch of salt in the water), added Campbell's cream of mushroom soup at the end... and microwaved extra chicken in case we want seconds...
Nikole 8 months ago
Ugh back when I ate meat I was on a vacation in Arizona with one of my exes to visit his sister. She cooked us chicken breast patties of some sort and only used salt. Why??? It’s been over 20 years and I still think of it. Who doesn’t use herbs and spices??? Garlic? Nope, just salt.
Load More Replies... bodhisayumi 8 months ago
I'd just love the fact that someone else cooked for me for once. I can always put salt and pepper in it myself.
Wang Zhuang 8 months ago
True, the meal is certainly salvageable with some seasoning. Not really a loss
Load More Replies... Dread Pirate Roberts 8 months ago
What in the Caucastic cuisine?! I'm white af, but is it too much to ask for some flavor?
I am the rat in your walls 8 months ago
tbh it ain't bad, maybe a bit of pepper or stuff. but at least least the MIL cares about them
Jen F 8 months ago (edited)
To be fair, in the past most had no choice but to eat like this to save money. (Anyone see the now viral water pie? Different time but similar result.) They get used to it and here we are. It's honestly no different than what happens today other than some different ingredients...but then again how many "budget" meals that are repeatedly blogged are some type of ham noodle casserole with cream of x soup and potato chip crumble? They came from similar times as something like this. Only difference is it's more expensive now, ingredients are more readily available since (at the time we are not in a direct conflict) and people may or may not be willing to pay for more spices and such. MIL was trying to be nice. Hopefully OP isn't one to either not cook and just criticize or make the ever so "loved" dishwasher salmon.
Magenta Blu 8 months ago
I love uncondimented chicken soup! I don't have any issues if there is no salt added. I love chicken water yum
SkyyCaramba 8 months ago
to each their own I guess. glad someone likes it :D
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Colleen Glim 8 months ago
That’s asparagus?! I thought that was some truly sad looking green beans. The fact that it asparagus makes it even worse. What did that poor vegetable do to deserve this?
Load More Replies... April Pickett 8 months ago
Ask your husband if she has always cooked this way, or is it a special treat just for you?
#41
The Way My Mother In Law Opened The Pack Of Tortillas
Trish Councell 8 months ago
Considering how hard it is to openness stuff lately I get frustrated and rip things apart too.
chris Cannon 8 months ago
I get that same brand of tortillas and there couldn't be a package easier to open. It's perforated thin plastic and zip lock. Probably was harder to tear open.
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Mil Painted Mailbox
Woke up from a nap the other day to my wife telling me her mom painted our mailbox. I looked and saw yellow paint all over our porch column. Then the next day saw yellow paint on our front door. I was not happy to say the least.
Spocks's Mom 8 months ago
Wait. Do we have the same mother? I appreciate everything she does, but she's a painting and object moving disaster waiting to happen.
#43
Mother-In-Law Purchases More Hygiene Products When Her Current Ones Are 50 - 75% Empty. She Then Begin Using The New Product Leaving Them All In The Shower Like This
This is also just the guest downstairs bathroom which she sometimes uses. The actual main bathroom is 10 X worse. There are multiple pieces of tiny used bar soaps everywhere, 4 body wash, three loofah, and two shampoo/conditioners.
Cindy Brick 8 months ago
If this is the worst thing MIL does, you're a lucky person. Just take a few minutes to combine bottles -- it's not that hard.
Roxy222uk 8 months ago
Honestly, this is something you could gently tease them about. If it's in her own home, who cares. If she lives with you then explain that due to lack of space you've combined some of them.
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Bookworm 8 months ago
I will admit to some sympathy here. I am also a 'this is low, better get another one in case it runs out when I need it' person and a 'don't want to throw out good product, also don't have time right now to deal with getting that last bit out of the bottle' person. I'm not this bad, though, this MIL sounds like hoarder level.
MagicJacket 8 months ago
My ex did this, and I'm sure still does. She was also a hairdresser, so she tried different products all the time. I once cleaned out the shower and there were no less than 40 bottles in there, most of them empty or almost empty.
Amanduh 8 months ago (edited)
My mom has multiple cupboards of beauty c**p that she just keeps buying and cramming upon. It started some 38 years ago, so you can only imagine. It will be my inheritance 🥰
Bettye McKee 8 months ago
Pack all of this into a box and put it in her bed. Does she live with you? She can take a few minutes to combine the products into one bottle.
Cathy Carey 8 months ago
Put it in a box and give it to her. Tell her she's leaving an unsightly mess.
#44
Whenever My Mil Cooks
My MIL is visiting from Brazil and whenever she cooks, she leaves a mess all over my stove and counters, then goes shopping with my wife.
Jane Jayne Jain Jeign Jein 8 months ago
Suck it up - she cooked for you, plus she lives in Brazil most of the time.
Bettye McKee 8 months ago
The more you tolerate, the more you need to tolerate in the future. Part of cooking is cleaning up.
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Upstaged75 8 months ago
My moms does that every time she cooks. She does clean afterwards (or I do if I'm visiting), but it makes me crazy because she gets out every pot/pan/utensil in the kitchen and leaves on the counter. She also touches everything with goopy hands while she cooks. We have to wipe down the fridge/oven/drawer handles. I love her, but I wish she'd clean as she goes like most sane people do. :)
General Stukov 8 months ago (edited)
I'm with the commentors on this one. In my house if one person cooks the rest clean. If all cook then all clean
Jen F 8 months ago
Does she clean them after? Or do you just assume that she won't and clean them and then get angry because you felt it was your responsibility? Just because someone might put off a task (which we all do come on...) doesn't mean they'll never get to it. If they don't then maybe bring it up in a nice way. Maybe talk to them about the old chef standby of cleaning as you go, or sharing the load, when you cook she cleans and vice versa. Not go to getting all pissy and huffy about it. That doesn't help anyone and I guarantee that OP resents his wife about this behavior as well. Which isn't healthy.
J Oker 3 months ago
Mise en place is a French culinary term for "everything in its place". 1. Read and Understand the Recipe: 2. Gather Ingredients 3. Prepare Ingredients Wash, peel, chop, dice, slice, and measure each ingredient as required by the recipe. 4. Set Out Tools and Equipment 5. Organize Your Workspace 6. Clean as You Go: A key component of mise en place is maintaining cleanliness and order throughout the entire process.
Leesa DeAndrea 8 months ago
Cooking creates mess. That's why I don't like cooking. She cooked it. Someone else gets to clean it. That's fair.
#45
Sister In Law Needs To Learn How To Cut A Cake
Thorsten Massow 8 months ago
I have seen worse. You almost can understand this cut: One large piece cut right to the middle and one small piece cut in the same shape so it won't topple over, like it would if cut thin with the same volume. Only not okay if at any formal event.
Ace 8 months ago (edited)
Nope, your explanation makes no more sense than the picture. And there appears to have been at least four knife cuts made, whatever order they were in.
Load More Replies... Magenta Blu 8 months ago
It is not like the cake is ruined or something. You can still eat the stuff. This is not an issue
bodhisayumi 8 months ago
It looks like she cut it right. But went back and ate more with a fork. 😬
Uncle Schmickle 8 months ago
Use a sharp knife which has been run under very hot or boiling water. You'll get a nice clean cut.
#46
A "Shelf" My Brother-In-Law Made. Complete With 4 Different Types Of Screws Holding It On Above A Toddlers Bed
Chris the Bobcat 8 months ago
Nothing is idiot proof. They just keep making better idiots.
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J Oker 3 months ago
Unsure if meant battery for brain or screwdriver, please clarify?
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April Pickett 8 months ago
Remove it ASAP, and don't mind if he sees you do it. His work isn't good enough for the garage, much less a toddler's room.
Marie BellaDonna 8 months ago
"Some kids of help are the kinds of help that helping's all about. And some kinds of help are the kind of help we could all do without."
Cathy Carey 8 months ago
Make him take it down. Tell him that future house alterations will by done by the homeowners.
#47
In-Laws Wasted Enough Extra Brisket For A Whole Sandwich
It’s the last of the best brisket I’ve ever made.
Jen F 8 months ago
It was probably left out all night with no refrigeration. As someone who has been cooking for 30 years now who spends three days prepping a 13lb turkey to smoke most of the day, waking up at 6am for final prep and cooking of the bird and to start making my spread for Thanksgiving around 5pm. I can relate. Most briskets take 8-16 hours to smoke alone, depending on the size of the cut. OP put their blood, sweat and tears into this brisket and to see it wasted is definitely like a knife through the heart.
Two Replies 6 months ago
This I don't get. Was OP mad when they took it and put it on their plate BEFORE eating? Otherwise why be mad if it's in their stomach or not? "Clean plate club" judgement of others is unhinged. Like, do they also get mad if someone ELSE orders themself a pizza with toppings they don't like? 🙄
Marie BellaDonna 8 months ago
Again, this could be a neurodivegent thing. I can't handle fat, in meat (gag). And I don't like burnt ends, either. So I leave a lot behind. It works out though, in my situation, because my husband loves leftovers, and he'll always eat the parts I don't, lol!
Fire Singer 8 months ago
My niece and nephew do this, they take huge portions and never finish them. I've learned to start gathering their plates for them and boxing their leftovers for myself otherwise they go in the trash and I get irritated.
#48
“How Dare They Use The Same Venue As Us”
MathIsLife 8 months ago
Yes, yes you are being unreasonable. You rented a venue. You don't have rights over it for the rest of your life. Why do weddings bring out the worst in people?
Fire Singer 8 months ago
I get the initial "Huh, that's weird." feeling but to be this mad about it? Definitely needs a reality check. I could not care less if every sibling I had got married at the same place I did.
Load More Replies... Bettye McKee 8 months ago
You are definitely being unreasonable. You don't own that venue just because you once rented it. I would assume it is open to anyone who can pay for it.
Anagram margana 8 months ago
Unreasonable is an understatement. Irrational is more like it. Bordering on crazy. Many people might feel flattered their BIL chose the same venue because it did such a nice job with your wedding. But your reaction is concerning - to the point that you really should seek some help because there’s no way you haven’t reacted like this to other things. What if another relative buys a car at the same dealership you bought yours? Or, God Forbid, a friend or relative gave their baby a name similar to your child’s — or that was even on your LIST of potential names! Really, please find a good therapist.
Magenta Blu 8 months ago
How on earth do all this people get married? Why would anyone want to share their life with such entitled delusional people?
Sara Shamsabadi 8 months ago
why do people think & act this way...it is a VENUE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC FOR PARTY/EVENT RENTALS LOL
Jan Crump 4 months ago
Yes, YOU are being VERY rude and possessive in a really weird way!! If you want to buy the venue and never allow another wedding, that's your business, but it is open for business and your BIL can get married anywhere he wants! Why not take it as a compliment!! That means they loved your wedding so much they want a really nice one also!
#49
My Father In Law And The Remnants Of His Weekly Visit
K 8 months ago
OKAY - SERIOUSLY - what is up with beer drinkers leaving cans/bottles everywhere while drinking at someone else's house???? Like does it cause some sort of trauma to throw them away??? Seeing the empty cans/bottles in trash trigger some deep discomfort??? It happens almost every single time with some people.
John Mosley 8 months ago
This is easy to clean up and it also appears you won't need to worry much about his messes in a few more years.
Jessica 6 months ago
Least he smoked outside. I know some people will do it inside out of spite.
J Oker 3 months ago
My ex's mom tried that. I was still a smoker back then, and even I didn't smoke inside my house. I warned her once. She immediately got up and walked right outside. I thought it was just an honest mistake, she smoked in her house all the time. She did it again the next time she came over, right after we'd finished eating. I told her to put it out, or go outside, she said, "I'm almost done." I was standing at the kitchen sink washing the dishes, so I sprayed her with the hose from the sink. "Your done now. ;-D No smoking in the house!" My ex and her mom screamed and bitched for hours that night... and I let them. But she never lit another cigarette in my fvcking house again.
Load More Replies... Cathy Carey 8 months ago
That's not bad at all. The mess I mean but smoking and drinking that much is bad.
#50
The Op’s Mil Lets The Op Borrow Her Car For Free. Op Wants The Mil To Pay To Fix A Dent In Said Car Because Driving A Dented Car Is Embarrassing
Bettye McKee 8 months ago
Imagine being shamed by driving a dented car. You may be overestimating your self-image.
Michael Largey 8 months ago
On the other hand, OP apparently does not mind looking like a d*****s when she's posting.
Anagram margana 8 months ago
So you know the irrational wedding whiner above? How do you people even get through a day?
DowntownStevieB 8 months ago
It also sounds like she is just as much a dill-hole as her law partner. I bet she likes to do "favors" so she can have something up on someone.
Erla Zwingle 8 months ago
Since you mentioned looking like a d*****s, where's your car insurance?
#51
Text Was My Ex-Fiancé Telling His Mother That We Had Lost Our Second Pregnancy. The Pregnancy Was Planned And She Was Very Excited When We Had Announced It To Her
MagicJacket 8 months ago
That's cold. The sentiment or concept isn't a bad one, but that is a TERRIBLE way to deliver the opinion. How about "oh no! I'm so sorry. I hope you are doing well. I know this must hurt terribly right now, but if there is a bright side at all, this will give you time to be together and support each other through this. It will probably even bring you closer. And when the time is right, when you feel like you have everything in order in your lives, maybe you can try again."
AsylumWalker 8 months ago
Or maybe just dont say anything like that at all, because telling someone theres a bright side when theyve just suffered a miscarriage is f****d up
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#52
My Sil Future Mil Decided To Redo Sil Arbor....after Sil Fixed It The Way She Wanted Yesterday
#53
The Most Recent In-Law Repair Job
Kabuki Kitsune 8 months ago
You have two choices here. Pay for a professional repair job, and run the risk of being told that they're going to have to pull down most of that wall to replace the bricks... and it's going to run you in the thousands of dollars... or get it done free by an inlaw. It may not look great, but it's going to save you money. Your choice.
#54
Mother-In-Law Tells My Boyfriend She Doesn’t Like Me
Just Another Karen 8 months ago (edited)
my MIL is exactly like this, and i'm married to a woman. when my wife told her we were going to get married, she freaked out and told her 'you should've asked me first! this affects me and i should tell you if you should marry or not'. wasn't invited in the end 🤷
#55
My Brother In Law Unironically Sharing This In The Family Chat After Everyone Shared Their Kids Halloween Photos
#56
Entitled Dil Wants In-Laws To Sell Her Their $1,000,000 House For 0% Intrest Because "It Was Worth $40k When They Bought It During Ww2, So Anything Paid Above That Is Pure Profit"
Michael Largey 8 months ago
Foregoing, say, four percent interest on $1.2 million is a gift of $48,000 annually. And if hubby is not the only heir, she is also asking the other heirs to subsidize her and him in terms of purchase price and interest rate. And - sudden twist - hubby may not be in the will for long, assuming he is now.
#57
Brother In Law Wanted A Specific Thing Made And His GF Gets The Leftovers (Neither Of These People Are Me)
#58
Stuck In A Parking Space Because My Brother-In-Law Set His Tesla Do A Software Update At 10:30pm
liam newton-harding 8 months ago
You know what car doesn’t c**p out, during a software update…every other car in existence…
Sven Grammersdorf 8 months ago
Every modern car does software updates occasionally
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Sara Frazer 8 months ago
I'm so glad my vehicle doesn't have to do a software update to function
Kabuki Kitsune 8 months ago
To be quite fair, he likely selected that time for the update, because he knew he wouldn't be driving the vehicle at that time. You however, were not figured into this. You either borrowed the car, or requested to go somewhere and well... suck it up. It's not going to take long to finish.
Jaya 8 months ago
Exactly, 10:30 pm sounds like he chose a time he'd be at home getting ready for bed and not in his car, and just forgot about it when he changed his plans or agreed to lend his car. Sure, it's frustrating to have to wait, but everyone can forget something.
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Mil Can Be Very Controlling, We Were Wondering How Long It Would Take Her To Start Trying To Interfere In Wedding Planning... (Our Theme Is Violet And Blue...)
#60
The Toilet Paper My Mother In Law Insists On Stocking
Sara Frazer 8 months ago
Well if it's her toilet paper in her own house so what? Just use a little more.
#61
Wants To Live Free With Mil And Gets This Offended Being Asked To Clean Up After Herself
Koala ala ala 8 months ago (edited)
Jesus what a monster, if a partner were to ever talk to my mother that way, let alone in her own house, they'd very quickly find themselves an ex.
Roxy222uk 8 months ago
Woah. You're in **her** house. If it matters to her then clean everything up before you eat your sandwiches. It isn't like they're going to get cold. And have people lost all concept of what passive-aggressive actually means. The MIL was neither passive nor aggressive. I feel sorry for her.
#62
My Brother-In-Law Wanted To Taste A Piece Of My Chocolate. He Opened It In The Middle And Broke Of One Piece, Not At One Of The Ends
MagicJacket 8 months ago
So far the least offensive or annoying thing done. Ohmergerd! Mer chercerlert hers bern brokern!
Jane Jayne Jain Jeign Jein 8 months ago
It's hard to think of something less important for someone to get in a huff about.
#63
Mother-In-Laws DIY Job
Kabuki Kitsune 8 months ago
And? What is the issue here? If you've got a bad pipe stuck in a wall, you're going to have to punch a hole in the wall to fix it. It's just drywall, so it's an easy fix once the pipe issue has been corrected. I'd bet that the OP took this photo while the in-law was out to get drywall to repair it after fixing a leaking pipe inside the wall.
#64
My Toxic Stepmother In Law Decided To Break 1 Year Of No Contact And This Is How She Did It
Stannous Flouride 8 months ago
You can click on the 'Reddit' at lower left to see the original. Like most of these it's years old but here's the OP's explanation The context is this. My husband and i haven't spoken to my inlaws in almost a year unless it was business related. We went super low contact because I basically got tired of them treating us like children when we're adults with our own family. They couldn't respect boundaries. In regards to this particular text, my husband hadn't changed his address on his licence yet so something got mailed to them instead of us. He sent the first text and got absolutely no response, and she claimed she never got the text. This happened about 3 months ago. Last night we woke up to this text with about as no context as you guys. My husband got into a car wreck where he broke his leg. The insurance company of the at-fault driver sent him a check for the amount of the vehicle. Since he had just gotten the license and had difficulty moving around he didn't update the address.
Load More Replies... BrownEyedPanda 8 months ago (edited)
Here's the backstory, according to ( Pt. 1) Reddit: "explanation The context is this. My husband and i haven't spoken to my inlaws in almost a year unless it was business related. We went super low contact because I basically got tired of them treating us like children when we're adults with our own family. They couldn't respect boundaries. In regards to this particular text, my husband hadn't changed his address on his licence yet so something got mailed to them instead of us. He sent the first text and got absolutely no response, and she claimed she never got the text. This happened about 3 months ago. Last night we woke up to this text with about as no context as you guys."
BrownEyedPanda 8 months ago (edited)
(Pt.2) Edit: "judging from the replies I need to clarify some things. My husband got into a car wreck where he broke his leg. The insurance company of the at-fault driver sent him a check for the amount of the vehicle. An old license in his vehicle was used and that old license had his parents address on it. Now why does he still have that old license? Because he'd only changed it a few weeks prior. And why did he take that long to change his license? Because we have literally moved every 6 months for the past 4 years because he is in college and it cost about $35 to change the address on your license. So he's figured that if he ever died and someone needed to figure out where to ship his body his parents house would be an appropriate place."
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My Brother In Law Flicked His Cigarette Ash Inside The Car
Con O Cuinn 8 months ago
This might not be intentional. I've done this by accident, flicking ash out the window and having it blow straight back in. If you're going to let people smoke in your car, this is gonna happen.
Sven Grammersdorf 8 months ago (edited)
Yep, that's why I always get leather seats. Much easier to keep clean.
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Mil Leaves The Edges When Cutting Cornbread
Kiss Army 8 months ago
Yup! I would be in HEAVEN not to have to fight for those!
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Andrea Zaccaria 6 months ago
Not an in-law, but when I was staying with a friend a few years back, her Mom came to visit and cut the babies off of my spider plant. I was furious! She claimed the cat ate them (she brought her cat), then finally admitted it and said she thought they were weeds. That plant was a gift from a friend and I never did get it to grow right again.
Marie BellaDonna 8 months ago
Yet again, I am SO glad that I was blessed with the in-laws I have/had. MIL and FIL (RIP) were wonderful. BILs/SILs are a bit annoying, but still very nice. And they all live far away, so I don't have to deal with them much anyway, lol!
Bettye McKee 8 months ago
It you won't try to stop their bad behavior, then you need to keep your mouth shut.
AsylumWalker 8 months ago
Who says these people arent trying? Bit of a flying leap youve made there
Load More Replies... Andrea Zaccaria 6 months ago
Not an in-law, but when I was staying with a friend a few years back, her Mom came to visit and cut the babies off of my spider plant. I was furious! She claimed the cat ate them (she brought her cat), then finally admitted it and said she thought they were weeds. That plant was a gift from a friend and I never did get it to grow right again.
Marie BellaDonna 8 months ago
Yet again, I am SO glad that I was blessed with the in-laws I have/had. MIL and FIL (RIP) were wonderful. BILs/SILs are a bit annoying, but still very nice. And they all live far away, so I don't have to deal with them much anyway, lol!
Bettye McKee 8 months ago
It you won't try to stop their bad behavior, then you need to keep your mouth shut.
AsylumWalker 8 months ago
Who says these people arent trying? Bit of a flying leap youve made there
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