I hear you PCJ. Mine is a gin soaked poisonous old bint.

Mine's magic, but she's in a different country..
She is a total star, brilliant woman and I wish we lived closer.

Jeez, I landed lucky by the sounds of it..

Mind you, my husband's a bit rubbish..

Not married so don't have one.

Mine is an interfering old bag, to be honest, and treats my hubby as if he is a helpless 4 year old. She loves being the centre of attention and a control freak  ggrrr

Mine was lovely, it's her son I can't stand

You don't mean that

I know He's his mother's son

why don't Father's In Law come in for more cristism?

She's alright.  Could be worse.

My Father in Law is a bit of a twat too. He has the most rancid breath you have ever smelt. In fact at my daughters Christening the whole church smelled of it

usually because ma in law wont let them speak, so they dont get noticed! lol

LOL these threads about MILs always make me think of Smiley Cat - she sure loathed hers with a passion

I don't have the MIL from Hell - I am her

Echhhhh!

My mother in law is truly evil.  Unfortunately I have to see far too much of her - Mr G always feels obliged to invite her over on Christmas Day   But he loathes her with a passion too and has always called her the Filth Hound from Hades

We can dream 

I doubt that

I'm not being biased but I reckon my Mam is the best MIL ever.

She's everything you'd want, never gets involved, never takes sides, doesn't pry, doesn't boss...keeps well out of it and will lend her car/money/anything if you ask nicely.

My Mum was friends with my hubby before I even met him

So he lurves his MIL

well my mother in law doesnt even speak the same language as me (its really quite handy)
AND
my xx mother in law is great, i go round for lunch etc and tell her everything, she even advises me on my men

Arwen, Mr L really loves my Mam, loads.  Although he gets on with all my family, in fact I think my brother prefers him to me

MMM Jeremy Jyle involved ? 

Aww I'm sure thats not true.

On the plus side it saves you talking about 'lad' issues

That actually makes me feel a bit sick

My mother in-law is just gawjuss, a total lady and I adore her. I'm very lucky because my sister has a mother in  law from hell who makes her life intolerable. Guess its the luck of the draw.

Yeah, I just glaze over when gaming, fishing or war films get mentioned

mines in another country & probably in a mental ward by now * crosses fingers & hopes *

Soweee

Nothing some bleach and a wire brush won't sort out

My MIL died aged fifty ...........we had been married for about ten years at that point. She lived some distance from us but ........when she visited she made her mark. Since she died I dont think my house has had a thorough clean since In all honesty ........not really a bad woman but ............very unfeeling - she was never bothered by my kids - not her own either - it was always business first.

I know it sounds awful but ...........i'm glad I was able to live the majority of my married life without her influence .............she was incredibly opinionated.

my ex mil used to drive me potty, she did stand in and help when my daughter was born *my mum fell ill the day i had my daughter* but i came home from the hospital and she had changed every room in the house  so when she went home, i but evrything back in the right place  the next day she came round to help me, i went for a bath and she changed everything back again  she is an interferring gran as well

get on fine with mine, although i am apparently the FIRST  daughter in law she does like...she gets on with my brother in laws new GF though....hated all his exs and my OHs

she doesn't like her sons in law either lol.

so she probably is a cowbag to most, she is quite prim and proper

Aimee ....................I know where you're coming from. As I say - fortunately my MIL died (how horrible is that) but ..........you have to find a subtle yet firm way of standing your ground there. Start off with the small things but gradually let her know ........it's your house and your kids ................you have to let it be known.

ohohoh plus my MIL had a word with my OH about him being too soft on my eldest...something which i've been tryng to tell him for ages (hard for him i know as he is a stepdad...but i feel like the bad guy all the time).

course he listened when he mother told him too i didn't even ask her too..she noticed herself lmao (probably saw my eyes rolling )

its not a problem for me anymore, she's MY EX MIL  daughter is 15 now and doesn't take the bull from her

Mother's In Law

Noooooo... they are evil!   I have had some mental ones (ok... only ACTUALLY one legal mother in law... but BF's mothers).  

I had mad n drunk oirish one.... who would worry so much about her son she would whack him with a frying pan when he came out of casualty with a broken leg...

EVIL Smelly MIL - with the two minature ginger poodles.... eeveeeel.

Current one... well, she has one FANTASTIC trait.... she lives in the US !

One day I may be a MIL....

And I suppose... if I don't like my son's partner (god make me like her, god make me like her, ) then I could morph into an evil one!

Dunno whether I could be arsed though... I mean I have to put up with his strops now... any future woman in his life is welcome to strop back at him!

My mil died about four years ago, she was lovely. never interferred and rarely had a bad word to say about anybody.
My mother, now she is the most selfish, self centred, self obsessed liar. I love her she's my mother, but I can truly see her just how she is. The mental arguments I have with her....
I don't want to upset her, she's my mum