Mothers-in-law are the butt of millions of jokes. And this one isn’t helping with the stereotype either.
Redditor u/elledekker recently shared a screenshot of a very unusual ad. It offers $1,000 to any “de-escalator” who can take a “narcissistic” MIL to a wedding and make her cause as little damage as possible. The text makes it clear that sh*t will be going down and not everybody can handle the task.
To be honest, I don’t know if it’s funny, sad, or both. What do you think?
Recently, the internet discovered an unusual ad
Image credits: olgaburtseva (not the actual photo)
In an earlier Bored Panda interview, Lisa Burton, who has over 14 years of experience throwing weddings abroad, said that at almost all weddings, only the bride wears white. “The only time I’ve witnessed differently is if the bride specifically sets a color theme or dress code for a wedding, for example, the bride and groom may ask everyone to wear a certain color,” Burton told us. “We planned a wedding in Santorini where all the guests wore blue and white (the colors of the island), but even then only the bride wore all white.”
Not this time, though!
But of course, not every mother-in-law is as crazy as this one. And they can have big roles in the wedding, too. Jesse Reing of Events By Jesse, a company that offers custom planning, coordinating, and creative services, told Bored Panda that “it truly depends on how the couple has decided to involve parents at all, and the relationship that the bride has with her future mother-in-law.”
“I’ve seen great ones where the groom’s mom was more a mother to the bride than her own [child]. I’ve also seen awful ones, where the bride was begging me to start the ceremony 10 minutes early because she was scared her mother-in-law was going to force the groom not to go through with it!”
Michelle Lew of Lavender Crown Events, a wedding planning company servicing San Jose, Silicon Valley, and the surrounding areas, said the mother of the groom (MOTG) is important to the wedding and is typically in charge of planning the rehearsal dinner. Plus, the MOTG is usually responsible for special heirlooms or traditions to pass down through the groom’s side of the family. On the day-of, Lew also likes to incorporate the MOTG to have a larger role in the wedding by walking her son down the aisle and having a mother-son dance.
If the person who responds to the ad does a good job, maybe this particular MOTG will be dancing with him instead of the security guards!
And the reactions have been priceless
All is well until the hired John falls for the mil. Rom-com waiting to happen 😅
Typical expensive wedding style. For a fraction of the $1,000 they could plant a few rocks of crack on her.
I wish other job listings actually told you how much you'd get paid..
She is livid, until she discovered that he didn't accept the money at the end of the night, because being with her for a couples days, was not a job but a joy. Fade into the church, one year later, where John and Karen stand together as the wedding couple have their newborn baptized. Fin.
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Question - how does the guy dump the woman in the end? $1000 is great. Until the mil wants to keep up the relationship.
Easy - first off, the guy should NOT give MIL any personal info - no phone number (or get a burner for the 48 hours), no hometown, no address, fake workplace. Tell her he travels all the time for business. Then tell her he's taking a job overseas but can't say where for security reasons. Then make sure to check out of the hotel really early & get outta town!
Load More Replies...I don't want to see this as a movie... I NEED THIS TO SEE THIS AS A MOVIE!!!!!!
I get like it should be a "whoever gets her attention and keeps her occupied gets the money". What if the mil doesn't like the hired date?
3 invitations. 1 MIL. Only 1 will win the $1000.
Load More Replies...All is well until the hired John falls for the mil. Rom-com waiting to happen 😅
Typical expensive wedding style. For a fraction of the $1,000 they could plant a few rocks of crack on her.
I wish other job listings actually told you how much you'd get paid..
She is livid, until she discovered that he didn't accept the money at the end of the night, because being with her for a couples days, was not a job but a joy. Fade into the church, one year later, where John and Karen stand together as the wedding couple have their newborn baptized. Fin.
Load More Replies...I know this nice fella named Bill, he is available, here's a pic... Will he do? Let me know... bill-gates...39c614.jpg
Question - how does the guy dump the woman in the end? $1000 is great. Until the mil wants to keep up the relationship.
Easy - first off, the guy should NOT give MIL any personal info - no phone number (or get a burner for the 48 hours), no hometown, no address, fake workplace. Tell her he travels all the time for business. Then tell her he's taking a job overseas but can't say where for security reasons. Then make sure to check out of the hotel really early & get outta town!
Load More Replies...I don't want to see this as a movie... I NEED THIS TO SEE THIS AS A MOVIE!!!!!!
I get like it should be a "whoever gets her attention and keeps her occupied gets the money". What if the mil doesn't like the hired date?
3 invitations. 1 MIL. Only 1 will win the $1000.
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