ThisIsTheDay Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 MIL lives on the other side of the country. Dh was talking to her on the phone, and she asked, "How is ThisIsTheDay acting?" :huh: :glare: Dh didn't know whether he should reply that I was acting "good" or "bad." It seemed like a no-win question. I didn't realize I acted. She wonders why I don't call her as much anymore, and it's because of things like this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 My husband would have said "Not good. She needs a spanking." I'm sorry she's crappy. Mine's crappy too. We don't talk and he usually talks to her from outside because she... well, you know already. Anyway, hugs. 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catwoman Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 (edited) Maybe your MIL is a super-secret scout for Santa and wants to know if you should be on the Naughty List or the Nice List. Or else she's just annoying. It could go either way. Edited December 5, 2015 by Catwoman 24 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lllll Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 (edited) nm Edited December 14, 2015 by ^ 022 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisbeth Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 That seems like the kind of question a person would ask about a child. Does she still see the two of you as kids? What a weird thing to say! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoobie Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 "I don't understand. What do you mean?" Ugh!!! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Girls' Mom Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 In our family that would have garnered an inappropriate sounding response designed to make MIL uncomfortable. "Naughty. Verrrryyy Naughty. Heh heh" 32 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marbel Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 "Huh? What are you talking about?" 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SparklyUnicorn Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 i feel your pain 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 (edited) My husband would have said "Not good. She needs a spanking." I'm sorry she's crappy. Mine's crappy too. We don't talk and he usually talks to her from outside because she... well, you know already. Anyway, hugs. Hahaha! Mine too! He loves to tell people who ask about me when I miss church that I'm too busy sacrificing chickens and wardng objects to attend ;) Edited December 5, 2015 by Arctic Mama Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peach Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 In our family that would have garnered an inappropriate sounding response designed to make MIL uncomfortable. "Naughty. Verrrryyy Naughty. Heh heh" That's what would happen here too :) 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mimm Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 "Um, like herself. What do you mean?" That would be the best response I could come up with on the spot. :p 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mimm Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 Then make a point to ask FIL, "How is MIL acting?" And see if it gets back to her. ;) 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 I am so thankful for my in laws' weirdness. Mil is weirdly not emotional. Fil is a borderline hoarder. They have some odd habits. But they're super nice. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 Sorry for the difficult relationship. But, if your dh wants to spin her up (I wouldn't recommend it, but it's fun to imagine): "How is ThisIsTheDay acting?" "Pregnant." 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThisIsTheDay Posted December 6, 2015 Author Share Posted December 6, 2015 Then make a point to ask FIL, "How is MIL acting?" And see if it gets back to her. ;) Well, he passed 16 years ago, so if he knew and could answer, we wouldn't hear him. Hopefully, anyway!! :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: (Sorry, I am finding this funny though!!!!!!) She's been trying to find out why I drove dh on errands a few weeks ago. Um, because he needed to go, so I offered as a nice gesture; we do stuff like that. After that, she called me and left a message, trying to find what's up. But she hasn't intentionally spoken to me in a few years, and when I realized she was just calling to get information, I didn't call her back. So now she's even more suspicious. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janie Grace Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 (edited) Well, he passed 16 years ago, so if he knew and could answer, we wouldn't hear him. Hopefully, anyway!! :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: (Sorry, I am finding this funny though!!!!!!) She's been trying to find out why I drove dh on errands a few weeks ago. Um, because he needed to go, so I offered as a nice gesture; we do stuff like that. After that, she called me and left a message, trying to find what's up. But she hasn't intentionally spoken to me in a few years, and when I realized she was just calling to get information, I didn't call her back. So now she's even more suspicious. Wait, like she thinks your dh broke his legs but isn't telling her? Or lost his license or is blind? What an interesting person she sounds like... Edited December 6, 2015 by Janie Grace 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marbel Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 Your MIL needs to know why you and your husband ran errands together and you drove? Um, is that remarkable? Why would she care? 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenmom5 Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 I'd probably be scratching my head saying "huh?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThisIsTheDay Posted December 6, 2015 Author Share Posted December 6, 2015 He has somewhat serious health issues, but his driving has never been affected. :driving: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forget-Me-Not Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 Wait, like she thinks your dh broke his legs but isn't telling her? Or lost his license or is blind? What an interesting person she sounds like... Maybe she thinks you took him for something medical and he didn't fill her in? A test? A vasectomy? :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeAndTheBoys Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 That's weird. And I'm glad my MIL is not the only wacked one out there. b 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa in Australia Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 It is just the kind of strange comment I would expect form a MIL. After we told MIL when we were expecting ds12 she asked me if we practiced safe sex :huh: . I was taken completely by surprise, and didn't have time for a witty comeback so I just mumbled that we are married. but I don't think that was what she was meaning. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThisIsTheDay Posted December 6, 2015 Author Share Posted December 6, 2015 It is just the kind of strange comment I would expect form a MIL. After we told MIL when we were expecting ds12 she asked me if we practiced safe sex :huh: . I was taken completely by surprise, and didn't have time for a witty comeback so I just mumbled that we are married. but I don't think that was what she was meaning. :lol: :lol: That you practiced dangerous sex? :confused1: :lol: :lol: 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danestress Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 It is just the kind of strange comment I would expect form a MIL. After we told MIL when we were expecting ds12 she asked me if we practiced safe sex :huh: . I was taken completely by surprise, and didn't have time for a witty comeback so I just mumbled that we are married. but I don't think that was what she was meaning. Well yeah, SMIL. Practice makes perfect. We practice alllll the time!!! 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa in Australia Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 Well yeah, SMIL. Practice makes perfect. We practice alllll the time!!! So wish I had thought of something like that 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marbel Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 He has somewhat serious health issues, but his driving has never been affected. :driving: Ah. I am sorry about the health issues; I guess that makes a little more sense now, maybe. Well, no, I guess not really. My MIL just expects that if she and I talk, I'm going to relate the whole conversation to my husband, and vice versa. So, she'll mention something about another family member to me, and I won't know what she's talking about, so she'll get annoyed that my husband didn't tell me. Stuff like, his cousin's son didn't get into College A and has to settle for College B. That is a real thing, not just a hypothetical example. Yeah, she's not nothing else to talk about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 Hahaha! Mine too! He loves to tell people who ask about me when I miss church that I'm too busy sacrificing chickens and wardng objects to attend ;) Sidebar hijack: I *hate* it when people at church ask where DH is f he is not there! It doesn't happen at my current church, but there was a different church where one person used to say this. And no, it wasn't in a friendly, "what interesting things is DH doing today?" It was clearly meant as a shaming for anything being above church. One time I was so fed up with it, I said, "He's in prison." 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThisIsTheDay Posted December 6, 2015 Author Share Posted December 6, 2015 Sidebar hijack: I *hate* it when people at church ask where DH is f he is not there! It doesn't happen at my current church, but there was a different church where one person used to say this. And no, it wasn't in a friendly, "what interesting things is DH doing today?" It was clearly meant as a shaming for anything being above church. One time I was so fed up with it, I said, "He's in prison." Ha!! Old pastor: Where is your dh today? Me: Um, he's not feeling well. Old pastor: Okay, let's pray for him right now. Crap. I never lied again. Dh just felt like sleeping in that day. :lol: 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 Ha!! Old pastor: Where is your dh today? Me: Um, he's not feeling well. Old pastor: Okay, let's pray for him right now. Crap. I never lied again. Dh just felt like sleeping in that day. :lol: One Sunday, when I was bored with the service, I lied and told my mother I wasn't feeling well. She let me go to another part of the building. When the service was over, she asked if I was feeling better. I told her that I was. She said that she was pretty sure that I must be feeling better, because after I walked out, she stood up and STOPPED THE SERVICE so that everyone could pray for me. :svengo: I never tried that again. :lol: When dh and I were planning to marry, I apologized ahead of time for the MIL he was getting. Truthfully, she isn't that bad, after reading the stories of this forum. But that day... 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mimm Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 :lol: :lol: That you practiced dangerous sex? :confused1: :lol: :lol: I'm picturing sex while bungee jumping or white water rafting. ;) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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