Love: Today, my boyfriend's mother who lives with us decided that since...

By Anonymous - 21/01/2011 22:50 - United States

Today, my boyfriend's mother who lives with us decided that since I work from home, it would be a good idea for her to stay home and keep me company. "Keeping me company" includes ordering me to make her food, gossiping non stop, and ridiculing me for not being the woman that she always saw her son marrying. FML

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By frustrated girlfriend - 29/12/2016 03:30 - United States - Raleigh

Today, my boyfriend and I spent all day preparing an amazing meal for my extended family, and then 3 hours before dinner his crazy mother forced him home because she felt "excluded". He's spent the past 3 days with her. There's no way for me to keep him and get rid of her. FML

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Mommy issues

By Anonymous - 30/11/2021 20:01

Today, my mother is such a nosy, intruding busybody, she has driven away my last three boyfriends who could no longer stand her. My latest fella had even proposed, but he asked for the ring back and you can bet he blamed my mother for repeatedly involving herself in our private business. FML

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By Notthemaid - 30/09/2009 19:49 - United States

Today, I was talking to my mom about how my fiancé has been ignoring me and that I didn't know why. Turns out, my mother told him that I was too much of a handful, was mentally disturbed and also cheating on him. Just so I wouldn't move out and would keep cleaning her house for free. FML

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Mummy's boy

By Anonymous - 22/03/2021 17:01

Today, my boyfriend's mum said she won't stop us from seeing each other, yet she'll only allow me to see him for 30 minutes a day, for 2 days a week, and gets mad if he sees me for any longer, because "mother knows best." FML

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Nope, no thanks

By Anonymous - 17/07/2024 05:00 - United States - Arlington Heights

Today, my boyfriend's mom is talking shit about me to anyone who will listen, all because I refused to stay at her house and help her with a few chores she said she would pay me for. She keeps leaving out the part where I saw dozens of bed bugs not even 5 minutes after I got there. FML

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By Guyinstructor - 06/05/2022 18:00

Today, and ever since my boyfriend moved in, I've learned just how much his mother did everything for him and never taught him how to adult. In the last month I've had to show him how to cook, clean the house, do laundry and drying, use the vacuum, pay household bills, and he still moans its too hard. FML

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By millie219 - 13/08/2012 15:20 - United Kingdom - Edinburgh

Today, my mother screamed at my boyfriend, calling him an "evil piece of self-centred trash". He's a sweet guy who does volunteer work for kids with learning difficulties. She's a bitter, passive-aggressive telemarketer who constantly harasses her own family with sales calls. FML

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Thanks but no thanks

By Anonymous - 04/07/2012 18:01 - United States

Today, I called my mom to see how she was doing. She quickly hijacked the conversation and said that she's signed me up for a dating site, because she feels bad that I can't find a decent man. I've been dating my boyfriend for seven months, and she's seen me with him multiple times. FML

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By rissalynn - 15/07/2019 02:00

Today, my boyfriend's mother called me lazy. Her days consist of sitting on her couch watching Fox News. I'm a college athlete who also has a part-time job, yet I'm the lazy one. FML

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Clean

By Anonymous - 22/04/2022 01:30 - India - Hyderabad

Today, in the entire half-hour since my mother-in-law reached our home, she's inspected and criticised every aspect of our home, despite things being spot clean. And sermoned me non stop on how to "live". My husband still wonders why I don't want her visiting. It"s going to be a long two weeks. FML

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Doortje 29

Saturday 22 January 2011 1:16

Talk to your boyfriend about it. You don't have to put up with that. If he doesn't believe his beloved mother would act like that just hide a video camera somewhere.

5t3ff1k4h 44

Saturday 22 January 2011 1:13

Well, that sucks. MILs are a bitch. Stand up for yourself if your work is that important.

Comments

Deabells 0

Saturday 22 January 2011 7:54

tell her to **** off

dezeradenzenooit 2

Saturday 22 January 2011 10:58

make it clear when she crosses your borders. Communication is the key!

Zebidee 8

Saturday 22 January 2011 14:47

This is one of the biggest problems with working from home - people treat it as if you're on holidays or unemployed. Everyone feels free to ask you to run errands or go hang out with them. One of the most important things when working from home is to set boundaries, and treat your time like a professional. It's not like it'd be OK for her to come in and hang out with you while you work in an office now, would it?

bowlclogger 5

Saturday 22 January 2011 16:03

Tell the bitch to leave.

Benowhere 1

Saturday 22 January 2011 17:02

Sorry ydi because Whywould you ever agree to live with your "mother-in-law"?????

alisanicole 0

Saturday 22 January 2011 21:06

bring it up with him; if your the woman he wanted, he should stick up for you and talk it out with his mother. you should say something to. don't fight with her just have an adult conversation;

piercebuddy 0

Saturday 22 January 2011 21:07

have you ever met a mother in law?

K0k04 1

Saturday 22 January 2011 21:44

Good; Beat her ass. It's okay 'cause you're both women.

AmbrosiaFan 18

Saturday 22 January 2011 22:29

1. Talk to her and tell her that since you work from home, that you cannot be bothered from X time to X time, then stick with it. Lock yourself inside your office and don't let her in. 2. Have boyfriend talk to her about her attitude and behavior and that if she does not like it, then she needs to move out. Put on some big girl panties and talk to them BOTH.