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Marriage isn’t always just about two people; often, the in-laws play a big role, too. Sometimes, they make life easier by offering love, support, and even free babysitting. But other times, they can stir up drama, create tension, or say things that leave you questioning reality. Let’s just say… dealing with in-laws isn’t always a walk in the park.

So when someone on TikTok asked, “Tell me something unhinged your MIL or any in-law has said to you,” the internet did not hold back. The answers came pouring in, some hilarious, others shocking, and a few downright disturbing. From petty digs to jaw-dropping behavior, these stories prove that family relationships can be as complicated as they are entertaining. And honestly, you might find yourself nodding along if you’ve ever had an in-law moment of your own. Keep scrolling, you won’t believe some of these!

#1

Young woman upset and crying indoors, illustrating emotional impact of unhinged things MILs said out loud. When our son died at birth she said she was relieved. True story. Never spoke to her again and I didn’t attend her funeral. She had been dead to me for years.

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    Woman covering her face with hands, visibly upset, illustrating reactions to unhinged things MILs said out loud. "You should be over it already" referring to the loss of my daughter 6 months prior. She would be 11 this year and she died at 4 months 21 days old. I'm still not over it.

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    Spencers slave no more
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    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I just want to throw my arms around this poor parent, I'll assume Mum, and hold her so very close. My DIL is loved so much, both for who she is as herself and as Mum to my grandkids.

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    #3

    Young woman looking stressed while working on a laptop, reflecting on unhinged things MILs said out loud. She posted on fb for me to go f myself cause we told her in private not to post pics of our child on Facebook. we dont show his face on social media. and then called my exs mom(whos info she found by Google. she never met this woman) to get try to get dirt on me. tried to get my husband to leave me when I was 5 months pregnant. told the entire family lies about me so theyd hate me to...etc. thankfully my husband defended me through all of it and we are no contact with her.

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    It’s often said that elders bring wisdom into the home, guiding the younger generation with their experience. Their presence can be a source of positivity, stability, and warmth, helping shape family life in wonderful ways. When this relationship is nurtured, it becomes a bond filled with mutual respect and learning.

    Once you get married, your in-laws naturally step into that role in your life. Of course, we’ve all heard the countless horror stories of difficult mothers-in-law who make things complicated. But not every story is like that; some are truly heartwarming. Some in-laws actually make life better, and when that happens, it’s magic.

    #4

    MILs Have No Filter And Actually Said These 47 Things To People My mother in law pinched my three month old on the bottom of his feet with her acrylic nails so hard because she wanted to hear what his cry sounded like and if it’s changed since he’s been born! Absolutely not immediately no contact!

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    Kristin
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    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Op is better than me cause I would've ripped them nails off!!!

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    #5

    Smiling older woman in an apron standing in the kitchen, representing unhinged things MILs thought were appropriate to say. Her: “My son gives you more attention than me” Me: “we’re married and live in the same house, I mean yeah I’m gonna see him more. Regardless it’s not a competition.” Her: “Yes. It. Is.”

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    Grape Walls of Ire
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    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In that case, mom needs to step up her game. I'm thinking fresh baked cookies every week.

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    #6

    Person in blue shirt holding a white baby onesie with pink balloons and silver decorations in the background, mils unhinged quotes. My MIL had a gender reveal party for my baby. I wasn’t invited. 😂

    mobydick211 , Kateryna Hliznitsova / unsplash (not the actual photo) Report

    Kate Johnson
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    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I hope she wasn't invited to meet the baby, ever.

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    One such story is that of Warsh Baid, a 62-year-old from Jodhpur, Rajasthan. She co-runs a boutique with her daughter-in-law, and their partnership is proof that family and business can mix beautifully. “It’s all about understanding each other,” Warsh told Bored Panda as she described their relationship.

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    Communication is at the core of their bond. “We communicate, always,” Warsh explained. “I let her know what I need and expect from her, and she tells me her thoughts openly. She shares what she needs too, so there’s no guessing game between us.” It’s a system of honesty that keeps them connected.

    #7

    Mother kissing her baby at the beach, capturing tender moments amidst unhinged things MILs said out loud. When I was having my son she asked if she could also be called mommy 😅.

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    #8

    A mother feeding her baby, illustrating family moments related to unhinged things MILs thought were appropriate to say. "well youre just a stay at home mom, so my son should be making those decisions not you".... that one's my favorite 😅

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    Kate Johnson
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    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'd show her my decision making power by banning her from my home and children.

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    #9

    MILs Have No Filter And Actually Said These 47 Things To People Not my mil, but his grandmother told me I deserved to have my miscarriage and told him to leave before I trapped him with a child, we had been married 4 years at that time. He went off on her and let her know she would not speak to or about his wife like that..now she’s telling everyone I brainwashed him into disliking her cause she isn’t in our family anymore and has no access to our double rainbow baby, I even watermark photos so if she gets sent them by someone she can’t pretend she took them🤣.

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    Gloomy Mornings
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    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Glad your husband had the guts to stand up for you. I'm quite tired of seeing these stories where the husband is a complete pushover and won't object his mother.

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    That same clarity extends to their workplace. “Especially in the boutique, the staff should not feel like we are two separate bosses,” Warsh shared. “We always work as a team. Beforehand, we discuss what we want or don’t want from the staff, and then we give clear instructions together.” Teamwork is everything.

    #10

    Young woman in black sitting solemnly with a red rose on a dark surface, reflecting on unhinged MILs comments. The time my mother in law said I wasn’t a woman bc I wouldn’t return her calls after my daughter died. I couldn’t even look at my phone, let alone answer. Not even for my own mom. Or how about the time she asked us if we were done at the gravesite after we placed our daughter’s casket in the ground bc the Alfredo & breadsticks were getting cold.

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    #11

    MILs Have No Filter And Actually Said These 47 Things To People She told my 3 year old daughter, "you don't deserve to call me grandma" and she called her a spoiled brat. We have been no contact with her for almost 4 years 😃.

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    tresgatos72
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    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That old crabpot was right - your daughter deserves a REAL grandma, not some overly entitled beeatch.

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    #12

    Young woman looking tired and frustrated sitting on a couch, reflecting the mood of unhinged MILs comments shared out loud. "I just don't understand why you are hell bend on ruining Christmas for everyone, we matter more than your little feelings" my dad had died and I opted to stay home because I was deep in grief.

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    Kate Johnson
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    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'd respond, "That's because you are obviously a narcissist and a sociopath. But don't worry, you'll never have to see or speak to me again, ever".

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    But it’s not just about business, it’s about respecting each other’s personal space as well. “If I know her friends are coming over, I try to step out for a while to give her privacy,” Warsh said. This small gesture goes a long way in maintaining harmony and trust in their home.

    #13

    MILs Have No Filter And Actually Said These 47 Things To People That she hopes my wife and i both find good husbands one days. We are fully married, fully lesbian.

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    tresgatos72
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    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "We already found the perfect person, thanks."

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    #14

    Young woman looking down thoughtfully, illustrating reactions to unhinged things MILs thought were appropriate to say out loud. After my third miscarriage she told me I k**led them all by eating gluten 🥰🥰🥰.

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    Kate Johnson
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    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's the kind of stupid you just can't fix!

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    #15

    Elderly woman wiping tears, illustrating emotional reactions to unhinged mother-in-law comments in a home setting. My MIL cried when I wouldn’t let her have a “sleepover” with my two week old exclusively breastfed baby.

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    Crystalwitch60
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    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    😂😂😂she’s delulu !! keep precious bundle well away from her !! “Shudders “

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    They also balance their strengths beautifully. “She’s well-educated and knows management very well, while I bring years of experience to the table,” Warsh explained. Instead of competing, they complement one another. It’s this mutual respect for each other’s skills that keeps their boutique thriving.

    #16

    MILs Have No Filter And Actually Said These 47 Things To People My MIL and FIL held a family meeting and told me and my husband that they wouldn’t have chosen me to be his wife… we had already had two kids at this point… like sorry? Don’t think you’re a part of this equation.

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    Multa Nocte
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    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And I wouldn't have chosen you to be his parents, but here we are.

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    #17

    Bride and groom holding hands during a wedding ceremony with a priest in a decorated church setting about MILs unhinged comments. She asked my husband to pay her phone bill….. during our wedding vows.

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    #18

    MILs Have No Filter And Actually Said These 47 Things To People She screamed the word abortion at me when my husband and I came by to tell them we were expecting 🫠.

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    Kate Johnson
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    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's someone who would never see her grandchild.

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    Most importantly, they support and uplift one another. “We don’t try to bring each other down. We support and cheer for each other,” Warsh emphasized. “Mean words stick forever, so it’s important to be careful with what we say.” A kind word, after all, builds bridges.

    #19

    Older woman with glasses looking thoughtful and concerned, illustrating unhinged things MILs said out loud. She lied about having a brain tumor to the point my husband was so worried about her he flew to London (we’re in the US) and she let him go to an appointment with her and let him ask the doctor about the tumor and chemo and he said what tumor and chemo. Her excuse was that she miss understood the doctor but that’s a lie because she told my husband everyday how sick she was and about her hair falling out. That can’t happen if you’re not actually receiving treatment for something that doesn’t exist.

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    Mike F
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    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It can if the OP is yanking it out.

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    #20

    Elderly woman and young boy baking together, illustrating unhinged things MILs thought were appropriate to say out loud. My mil said that I should get my tubes tied instead of my husband getting a vasectomy because what if her son (my husband) wanted more kids.

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    Grape Walls of Ire
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    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Forget about the fact that you recover much faster from a vasectomy.

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    #21

    MILs Have No Filter And Actually Said These 47 Things To People Mad I called the cops on her son for ab**ing me in front of our kids after 5 years of ab**e. She is a CPS worker.

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    whodunnitfan2013
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    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    CPS is often useless. They blamed me for being abused.

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    Warsha also reflected on generational changes. “There’s no point treating her the way my mother-in-law treated me,” she said. “Times were different back then. There’s no sense in having unnecessary expectations or demanding too much.” Instead, she chooses patience, understanding, and fairness.

    #22

    Two surgeons in green scrubs and masks performing surgery in a sterile operating room setting. I had a C-section with my third baby and she called my husband to tell him she couldn’t help us out because her C-section scar was hurting. From 32 years ago. She stayed in the bed for days.

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    #23

    Person wearing gloves holding a green watering can in a garden surrounded by green plants, illustrating unhinged MILs comments. My MIL hit me in the head with the watering can me and my Daughter painted for her for mothers day because I told her to stop yelling at my daughter telling her to hush because she was crying after getting hurt from playing outside. After she hit me in the head she threw me to the ground. My husband had to get her off of me. She did all this in front of my 3 year old, the day before Mother’s day. She said she did it because I was disrespecting her in her house 🙃.

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    Katie White
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    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My 5’7, 230lb ex MIL attacked me (115lbs) in my own bedroom, while I was in a neck brace with a herniated cervical disc. Punched me in the face several times and then tried to suffocate me with her giant man-hands. I only got away when I spit because she was grossed out I guess. Last words I ever spoke to her were “you are a monster!” I had to hide out in a shed with my 9 year old son until I could get on a plane and leave. I called the domestic violence hotline only to be told that it was just for couples. Long story short, that was the last time I saw her, and the end of my marriage.

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    #24

    MILs Have No Filter And Actually Said These 47 Things To People My husband is an alcoholic and when I asked her for help she told me that if I was a better housewife he wouldn’t need to drink. I reminded her that when he lived in her house he was a pot head and that his addiction started long before I was in the picture. 💀

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    Kyra Heiker
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    3 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Fúçk you, bored panda for censoring normal everyday words.

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    At the end of the day, their bond is rooted in care. “There are days when I know she’s exhausted, so I handle everything and she does the same for me,” Warsh shared. “We want to make each other’s lives better, not worse. We’ve been living together for ten years now, and it works because we choose respect every single day.”

    #25

    Young woman lovingly holding newborn baby wrapped in blanket, illustrating unhinged things MILs thought appropriate to say out loud 4 days pp MIL came to visit saying “did your husband tell you I don’t think he’s the dad? Because I’ve NEVER seen a baby with black hair. He looks like a Mexican baby. What does your mailman look like????”

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    Kyra Heiker
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    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I was born with pitch black hair which very soon became blond. We're German for reference.

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    #26

    Elderly woman frustrated, sitting indoors, expressing stress with fingers on temples, illustrating unhinged MILs comments. “Are you going through PPD? Its the first week of January, i know my son had surgery on Dec 30th, but your christmas stuff is still up. Im a mandated reporter, just so you know”.

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    Dragons Exist
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    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "I'm a mandated reporter"? Is she saying she's gonna report having Christmas decorations up a week after Christmas?

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    #27

    Family gathered around dining table enjoying a meal together with drinks, capturing a moment of connection and celebration. Grandmother in law came to thanksgiving dinner at our house, everyone was sitting at the table my father and step mother and brother in law where all speaking Spanish because that’s their language… she tells them to speak English we are in America she can’t understand them.. in my house….. I then started to speak in Spanish.

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    Bob Jones
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    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well it is a bit rude at the dinner table to talk in a language that other guests can't understand

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    Warsha surely proves that in-laws can be supportive, kind, and even inspiring. But unlike her heartwarming story, these other posts show just how wild, unhinged, and sometimes downright toxic in-laws can get. Which one of these left you the most shocked? Share this with a friend whose in-laws definitely deserve a spot on this list.

    #28

    Well. To start, she asked my man once (in front of me) why he hugged me first when he got home.. I beg your finest pardon…

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    Zena
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    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Similar to what I commented on another post, he should have told his mother that he hugs you first because you're better at f**king him than she is.

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    #29

    I called my mother in law to vent about something that happened (after me doing her hair for free at the family discount always) she said “you forget that i’m not actually your mom” since then, she pays full.

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    tresgatos72
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    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Oh, that's right, you're NOT my mom. Bye bye family discount!"

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    #30

    Woman in hospital gown looking down with concern, illustrating unhinged things MILs thought were appropriate to say out loud. Girl, I was in labor. ACTIVE LABOR and she massaged my husband’s feet.

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    Multa Nocte
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    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If husband put up with it I'd say he's as bad as she is.

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    #31

    Close-up of hands showing an engagement ring symbolizing unhinged things MILs thought were appropriate to say about relationships. I liked your engagement ring so much I got one just like it..

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    SouthernGal
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    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    She will probably wear a lacy white dress to the wedding also.

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    #32

    Older woman with gray hair and glasses wearing a mustard shirt sitting in a car, representing unhinged MILs sayings. The first day I met my mother in law, my now husband and I drove her home after dinner and she asked my husband about every single one of his ex girlfriends and how they were doing and when’s the last time he talked to them.

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    Multa Nocte
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    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    He didn't immediately put an end to that sh‍it?

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    #33

    Bride wearing an elegant wedding dress sitting in a car, looking outside with a thoughtful expression about unhinged MILs comments. Asked me to wear a jacket over my wedding dress because it was too revealing.

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    Multa Nocte
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    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah, you little tart at your own wedding!

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    #34

    The time she tried to tell me I wasn’t allowed to get an induction OR AN EPIDURAL bc her family doesn’t believe in that. 🤣 (I was induced and loved my epidural btw 🤭).

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    tresgatos72
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    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "My family believes that unhinged MIL opinions mean nothing."

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    #35

    Woman looking stressed and overwhelmed, holding her forehead, reflecting on unhinged things MILs said out loud. “You’re lucky you were in foster care and didn’t have to pay for college”.

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    #36

    First time I ever met my ex mother n law… she asked “How’s my son’s princess?” I said “good?” She said “oh no honey, his other one.” Referring to his EX WIFE 😳😳

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    #37

    MILs Have No Filter And Actually Said These 47 Things To People Told me I can’t get tattoos cause I represent her son HUH.

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    Crystalwitch60
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    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oooo can’t I know challenge accepted 😂now where’s the nearest tattoo parlour lol

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    #38

    My mother in laws sister told me that I didn’t have postpartum depression and I was just sad because I didn’t know how to be a good mom.

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    #39

    “People cheat, that’s normal. You just have to get with it. You’re toxic for how you’re reacting to it.”

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    tresgatos72
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    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "What's toxic is the cheating p.o.s. YOU raised. The apple doesn't fall far from the tree!"

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    #40

    My mother in law looked me in the eyes at dinner and said “I hope you never have sons because all they do is marry horrible women who take them from you”.

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    tresgatos72
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    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Don't worry, you won't be meeting ANY of my children." NC

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    #41

    Had the nerve to say that our first daughter “wasn’t really her granddaughter, because Im not her daughter, and her daughter didn’t give birth to her” nevermind that your son MADE HER!

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    tresgatos72
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    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Then I guess you're not really her grandmother! Buh-bye!"

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    #42

    Young man smiling with elderly woman holding flowers, illustrating unhinged MILs saying inappropriate things out loud. My ex husbands mom made a post on Mother’s Day of a pic of all of her daughter in laws and her and said that she will always be her sons most loved woman. It was very uncomfy.

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    #43

    I was in active labor my man had called her to update her about me and she realized I had my mom and sister in the room and started arguing w my man why they got to be there and not her 🫠 mind you she treated me poorly when I was pregnant and at one point told me I was taking her son away from her and she ended up uninvited to my gender reveal.

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    Kate Johnson
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    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Just tell her "it's because I don't like you!:

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    #44

    “She’s pregnant not just fat” to the waiter when I ordered a second bowl of soup at Olive Garden when it was all I could keep down,

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    tresgatos72
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    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Yeah, and she's senile, not just mean. Ignore her."

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    #45

    Two women in black hold hands and flowers at a funeral, illustrating unhinged things MILs thought were appropriate to say. When my mom passed away my MIL said to my husband. “Why would I go to her funeral I only met her a couple times?”

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    Nevets Sreteep
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    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    you don't go to a funeral because of the deceased, you go because of the surviving family and friends. it's a to show support and respect.

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    #46

    When I met them it was at his birthday dinner with friends… my MIL invited his ex Gf. Loooooooool. When we were first pregnant i told her what we were going to name our baby girl she said, “well I don’t like that name”. I told her it’s a good thing she doesn’t have to. When we were trying to find a house to rent she was listing off things we should/shouldn’t get but when I said I don’t think we should do she told me, “well when it’s your money you can decide.” (It was her sons- not hers either lol)… also my father in law told me my thighs are so big and when my husband told him he was in love with me he thought to himself “I never thought he would be in love with a fat girl”. I was pregnant at the time.

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    BrownEyedGrrl
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    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I hope you don't have to interact with them.

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    #47

    Older woman smiling and holding a newborn's hand, illustrating unhinged things MILs thought were appropriate to say out loud. My mother in law was telling everyone how it’s so unfair that she doesn’t get to kiss the baby and that she has to ask to hold the not even 1 month old baby, remind I’m sleep deprived and she’s causing drama which then we were invited to this gathering to which she was causing drama and made another woman yell at me and saying she would fight me because of not allowing my baby being kissed on the face, my 1 month old baby. 1 month pp.

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    #48

    Middle-aged woman talking on phone outdoors, illustrating unhinged things MILs thought were appropriate to say out loud. She called my husband during our honeymoon to say “I miss your voice”.

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    #49

    Middle-aged woman with glasses in a lavender shirt, reflecting on unhinged things MILs thought were appropriate to say. When he proposed he took me to a museum and her first words were “ why didn’t you take your mom to a museum , I like museums .”

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    Anthony Elmore
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    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm sure you also like s*x, but you're still not coming on the honeymoon. Shoo, shoo!

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    #50

    Got my first tattoo and was told on Easter - “there’s a special place in hell for you” by my FIL.

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    Drop Bear from Hell
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    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have to say I had my first and second tattoos last year. Neighbours went bug-eyed when they saw them. My BFF (who didn't know I had them) gave me really strange looks - I could see the cogs turning and still isn't okay with it. My body, my choice.

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    #51

    My mother in law was late to our wedding when I specifically told her to be early because of pictures. Our wedding ended up running late and we weren’t able to get the pictures we wanted all because ‘I’m so sorry I had to clean my house before I left’ 😣.

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    #52

    My MIL messaged me on Mother’s Day this year telling me that my daughter is brain damaged because of my stupidity for not getting a c-section in time and that I’m paying for it and so is her son 🥰.

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    Kate Johnson
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    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I would say "You are a rancid piece of s**t and I hope you die alone, afraid and unloved"

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    #53

    1 year after me and my husband got married we started trying to conceive so far I have had no luck getting pregnant we have been together 7 years but I do have a stepdaughter. One year on Mother’s Day, my mother in law walks past me and says I would wish you a happy Mother’s Day but you’re not a mom. It kinda just broke my heart how she said it.

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    Multa Nocte
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    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And I would have sent you a Valentine card but you don't have a heart.

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    #54

    Not an in law but my ex’s mom asked me if I’d cut his toe nails for him because he can’t do it himself. He was 28.

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    #55

    “Thanks Sierra” after we couldn’t make it for Thanksgiving because I had my mother’s funeral.

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    #56

    “You didn’t learn the things mothers teach their daughters.” My mom passed when I was 13.

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    Michael Largey
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    3 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Mothers teach their daughters manners, so apparently you suffer from the same situation."

    #57

    We recently moved and we asked my mother in law if she could teach me how to make this one dish (it was an invitation to come see the new place), and she asked me if we even had a a stove or a kitchen . I told her no and that we also didn’t have a bathroom 😂.

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    #58

    Not said but action…. I wanted everyone to wear white to our wedding. She said she refused so I asked if she’d wear black. She agreed so my invites said black or white. She showed up in royal blue.

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    Multa Nocte
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    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't understand why more people don't set up bouncers at the door to weddings to keep out people who can't respect the usual traditions as expected by the soon-to-be-married couple.

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    #59

    my ex mother in law is Thai. Her children are both half Thai half white. I was pregnant and married to her oldest son. she looked me straight in the eye and said "only full Thai babies are cute." I went to my room and cried.

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    Katie White
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    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That’s not even remotely true objectively. Mixed race people are rated as more attractive time and time again.

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    #60

    My ex’s mom said “I’m so glad you aren’t dark, and you have light hair, I was a bit worried when he mentioned you’re Mexican”…. 😐

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    tresgatos72
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    3 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "And I'm so glad you're now my EX racist MIL."

    #61

    I COULD WRITE A BOOK!!!!! We are all on good terms now but during my wedding/ pregnancy- A NIGHTMARE. During the wedding we had a MAX CAPACITY of 300 on the building so we told people “no kids”. My husbands family freaked and basically told him I needed to uninvite my family & friends because the wedding was not about us- it was for the family. 🫠😂

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    #62

    “Are you pregnant again?” I was freshly postpartum 🙃.

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    #63

    My mother in law has no social skills. I was complaining about something not fitting right and a couple days later she sends me a workout. My husband yelled at her for that.

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    #64

    I’ve just been diagnosed with lupus, and when I told her I couldn’t be out in the sun/heat for a prolonged amount of time, she told me “you’re just not used to Florida heat”… ummm 🤔 no that’s not it.

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    tresgatos72
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    3 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Who in their right mind WANTS to be out in the Florida heat?! The mosquitoes there are like small birds!

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    #65

    My mother in law said “have you thought about the gastric sleeve?” In the middle of a random conversation. 👀

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    tresgatos72
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    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Oh, are you thinking about having that surgery? Good for you!"

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    #66

    My ex boyfriend’s mom said: “one time my hair fell out so much… it was even thinner than YOURS” 😂.

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    tresgatos72
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    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Oh, so it was even thinner than it is now?"

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    #67

    Our kitten we were adopting ended up passing away on our way to pick him up, mother in law says “oh good, take it as a blessing”.

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    tresgatos72
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    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'd have gone NC for that one, definitely! Evil person!

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    #68

    My ex mother in law told me (in the middle of IVF) that this was all my fault and if i could just lose 15 pounds i would be able to get pregnant naturally 🥲🥲.

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    Kate Johnson
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    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    But you were glad to be divorced from her!

    #69

    That I didn’t care about MY husband’s comfort because WE didn’t want to buy the same pillows as them.

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    #70

    My ex boyfriend’s mom found out he cheated on me, and she sent me a text saying “he probably wouldn’t have done that if he really loved you.” This is one of the more mild incidents.

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    tresgatos72
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    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You dodged a bullet there. Be glad he's your ex.

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    #71

    Close-up of a person’s hand with a ring resting on their bare stomach under a denim jacket, illustrating unhinged MILs comments. My mother in law once asked me how much weight I had gained, I was 9 months pregnant... not helpful.

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    CD Mills
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    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Asking about weight gain during pregnancy is a fairly normal topic of conversation. I was asked about my weight lots of times with both pregnancies.

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    #72

    My ex mother in law still had a huge picture frame of my ex husband and his ex girlfriend on her living room wall. 2 years into our marriage we travel overseas to see her just to talk into this massive picture frame.

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    Michael Largey
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    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Having the picture, ok. Talking into it when the new wife is there, no.

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    #73

    When I miscarried our first baby, she said that we weren’t the only ones in the family struggling to get pregnant. Then listed off all the people that she thought were struggling 🫠.

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    Anthony Elmore
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    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well intentioned... I think. Hard to tell. Could be taken either way if the MIL was trying to make the mother not feel alone. A bad idea either way, though.

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    #74

    My parents got divorced. Then they both married other people and both got divorced again. My MIL look at my husband and I and said “well if you guys ever get divorced at least you know it’ll be Madi’s fault” 😐.

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    #75

    I texted my MIL telling her exactly how I feel. I laid it all out. She read it and then texted her son my husband and said,you need to read what Devon texted me. Never addressed the issue. Haven’t spoken in a year.

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    Michael Largey
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    3 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Usually when you recommend reading something there's a lot of merit in it.

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    #76

    My bf had prearranged a birthday party for me weeks in advance. She randomly decided to move the same exact day, and then chastised him for not helping her on that day because “I will have other birthdays”. Then, when we got back from our engagement, the first thing she said to me was “The best thing that happened this year is my granddaughter being born”… not like… giving an ounce of attention to the fact we got engaged.

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    Kate Johnson
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    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Another stupid women who will be whining about why her son wants nothing to do with her.

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    #77

    She said I had to of already been pregnant by someone else because we got pregnant too fast. I had to do a dna test to prove it wasn’t true.

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    tresgatos72
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    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Oh, so you have no faith in your son's equipment, hmmm?" would've been my response, and then gone NC.

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    #78

    Oop, that I ‘intimidated’ her while I was postpartum and had severe depression. 😩😂

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    Crystalwitch60
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    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    GOOD ! stay in your lane then mil

    #79

    We told her about the little airbnb my husband and I were booking for our honeymoon because we had been saving up and she seemed super interested then a few days later I get a call from her and she verbatim started the convo with “well aren’t you a spoiled little brat - I booked it for you. You’re such a spoiled brat.” I have soooo many more things like this.

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    Crystalwitch60
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    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I’d be booking elsewhere ! n keeping quiet ,cos you just know she’s gonna turn up there ,cos like she paid for it ,so she has the right 😂🤦‍♀️

    #80

    Uhm so thankfully I don't have toxic in-laws. But something she said that I thought was funny was Quasimodo is her "hear me out" 😂.

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    #81

    I’ve had issues with my mil due to wedding planning, and I told her “I hope you can get out of the mindset that you’re losing your son but instead gaining and daughter.” And she said “yes, maybe, I’m trying.” Boy moms be crazy.

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    Spencers slave no more
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    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No, "boy mums" are not all crazy. Kindly stop tarring us all with the same brush.

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    #82

    My ex boyfriends mom told him I looked like I was pregnant in my prom photos. Now that I’m 25 I look at them and I’m absolutely so confused.

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    #83

    “So do you have mommy issues or daddy issues?” 💀💀 I was shook.

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    Squirrel Chaser
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    3 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I would have answered: Nope, just MIL issues.

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