Eye of the Hurricane Mother In Law©

Written by American Author Sky Taylor

Mean Mother in Law Stories

How to Deal With 'It'

 

Mother In Law Stereotypes

Code Black, Level 5

Code Black is dedicated to the moms with steel hearts. This stereotype mom will manhandle your relationship, your private life, your budget, even the delivery of your firstborn child.

PREGNANCY & MOTHER IN LAWS

You are pregnant and Mother's not. That can be a terrible, tricky situation. Or, it can be a wonderful situation - a time to finally win the old battle axe over to your side.

At this stage, you have so many things on your side. For one, Mother is very curious to see what HER grandchild will look like, even though you already know that the first words you'll hear her say are, " The baby looks just like my son."   And you know that she'll probably say that right in front of your Mother.

So, who cares?  Let her think what she wants to think.   Until that time, you've got a lot of cards you can play. Get Mother's opinion on the nursery. Let her know your thoughts and your hopes of how you want it set up. Get her input.   After all, she did a pretty good job of raising her son, right?   And best of all, she just may contribute to the nursery fund!

Whatever you do, don't allow HIS Mother and YOUR Mother to lock horns and turn YOUR baby into a game piece. There will be plenty of room in your child's life for both grandmothers and their love. Everyone needs all the love they can get, so work towards building a strong love and a strong bond between both grandmothers.

As your child grows, if they see/hear you talking about their grandmother, it's not going to win brownie points for you. If you show a kind heart towards your Mother-in-law, your child will glow with respect for you in that area. It is one thing that you really can control!

When the baby is born, you may find it difficult to allow your Mother-in-law to hold the baby.

After all, she's been quite brutal to you - and has said so many unkind words to you. At this point, be the better woman and bury the hatchet DEEP, and in the dirt - not in Mother's back. She's not going to do anything to harm your little one.  After all, it is indeed a part of her. The better part....

GRANDMAMA

You'd think that your child didn't own an ounce of your genes by the way that your Mother-in-law talks. Furthermore, you find that Grandma is continually giving trinkets and toys to her grandchild, spoiling him/her to no end!

And she is always at your house these days, cooing over the new baby. Will you ever get any peace and quiet again?  Can't she see that you are worn out?

Your husband isn't any help at all. He actually likes his Mother being there. It lends him a bit of comfort knowing that Mother knows what to do should something happen with the baby. And that hurts you because it's like he doesn't think you're a capable Mom. You want so badly to prove yourself to your husband, and to his Mother. But no one will give you a chance!

At this point, it's time to ask Mother if she would mind babysitting. You may feel as though you can't bear to leave your baby with someone else - Grandmother or not! However, TRY!   It's not good for the baby, and it's not good for you to be so tied down to one another.

Arrange a time to drop off junior/juniorette at Grandma's house. Or, ask Grandma to come to your home to babysit. Give them a few hours alone. This will accomplish two things.

One, you'll have time to get a breath of fresh air and put things into prospective. Two, it will help satisfy Grandma's own needs that she must fulfill as a new Grandmother.   She really is a bit like you in this area. Right now, you have feelings of Motherhood while she wrestles with feelings of Grandmotherhood.

When you return, discuss her day with your baby. This will help form a stronger relationship between you and Mother. Keep in mind that you now have two reasons for forming a stronger relationship: your husband, and your new baby. 

Mother In Law Lays an Egg

Many years ago a mother-in-law-to-be laid a nice fat egg and sat on it until it hatched. She named her newly hatched offspring 'Wally'.  

Wally's mother made married life as miserable as possible for Cindy. Whenever Cindy and Wally had something special planned, mother showed up on the front door step with Wally's baby album. And so the three of them sat thumbing through all 1,001 photos of baby Wally and his mother.

Cindy felt unhappy. She felt trapped, doomed to view Wally's baby album for the next several decades to come. Unfortunately, mother was from a long-lived line.

And then Cindy had a marvelous idea! Since mother seemed to like babies so much, Cindy decided that she and Wally would surprise her with one. They had both wanted a family, and so things worked out nicely.

These days, mother still visits Wally and Cindy only now she watches over Wally Jr., a boisterous six-month old while Cindy and Wally paint the town.

As for the photo album, well there's a new album these days. By and by, Wally grew into a good egg. As he was picking up liter from the side of the road one day, he met Sweet Cindy who he felt was perfect in every way. Wally liked Cindy a lot. But mother did not.

Why Men Are REALLY Afraid to Commit to Marriage

Why Men Are REALLY Afraid to Commit to MarriageRecently, the media announced that the real reason that men were skeptical to commit to a relationship was because they were afraid.

Someone's nose is going to grow over that one, no doubt.

Nonetheless, if you're reading this article, you're probably experiencing major mother-in-law troubles. You also harbor the REAL reason why men are leery of committing to a relationship.

It's not the sweet bride that creates the turmoil, it's the big plant that had the sweet little seed.

Yes, a plant, a big green plant that sometimes looks like an innocent ivy, when in fact, it's poison ivy incognito.

Through this analysis, we learn that perhaps it's more important to get along with your mother-in-law than it is your wife.

Go tiger!

 

 

Related Articles

Stereotypes of Mother-in-Laws

Abominable Mother In Law
Level 2, Storm Chasers

Level 3, Windbag

Level 4, Doctor Mom

 

Related Content, More Free Love Stories

Complete Table of Contents of Love Stories

Site Map | About the Author

Trinity Moon | Copyright, Disclaimers