Kids: Today, my daughter-in-law taught my 4-year-old grandson to burst...

By Margo - 15/11/2011 15:16 - United States

Today, my daughter-in-law taught my 4-year-old grandson to burst into tears and yell, "Am I not good enough for you?" whenever I ask her if she's going to have any more children. FML

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By ChildFree - 20/04/2015 23:55 - Saudi Arabia - Riyadh

Today, my mother-in-law asked me when my fiancé and I were going to start having children. When I told her we weren't planning on having any, she went on a tirade about how selfish and cold I am for denying her precious grandchildren. Now she hates me. FML

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By ImScrewed - 10/05/2021 05:01 - United States

Today, I had my husband’s family over. Our adopted 4 year-old daughter drew a cute card and gave it to me saying, "Happy Mother’s Day mommy! I love you." My mother-in-law scoffed, "She’s infertile and not even your real mom, but ok." Now our daughter won’t stop asking all sorts of questions. FML

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By Anonymous - 05/09/2018 08:30 - United States - Sewell

Today, my mother-in-law insisted we go to a baby clothing store. When I reminded her that I don’t want children, she sat on the floor, crying, kicking and screaming. She then said I was denying her grandchildren because I hate her. Well, I didn’t… FML

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By off the family - 17/06/2018 20:30

Today, my daughter apparently has had enough of my mother-in-law's favoritism and constant bashing of me by telling her, "Grandma, might I highly recommend death at this point?" She's 7. FML

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By Anonymous - 23/11/2020 17:02

Today, I had to give my four year-old daughter some tough love, which I hate doing. When she ran away crying, my son, her twin brother, looked at me and said, "You should be ashamed of yourself." FML

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Ungrateful

By Anonymous - 12/10/2020 14:08

Today, my three-year-old told me he hates me cause I’m mean because I wouldn’t give him another cupcake. Now he is calling his grandma his new mommy. FML

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Little shit

By Anonymous - 12/12/2021 16:58

Today, while at a family reunion, I jokingly asked my 18-year-old son, "When are you and your girlfriend going to give me a grandson?" He then retorted, "When are you going to die?" I was unable to answer at all. FML

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By numbnuts - 23/09/2013 05:48 - Canada - Nanaimo

Today, my 2-year-old daughter overheard my wife and I arguing and fixated on one particular insult my wife threw at me. Now my daughter won't stop saying "Daddy a numbnuts", always with a big smile on her face. FML

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Not her fault nor mine

By Shut up loser! - 02/12/2019 03:00

Today, my 4 year-old daughter got royally annoyed at my uncle who won't stop surprise tickling her by poking her waist. When he went for another, she punched him square on the nose, making him a laughing stock. Not accepting that he got owned, he started preaching about child discipline to me. FML

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Unpaid

By Anonymous - 12/01/2022 10:59

Today, I informed my daughter-in-law that I’m a granny, not an unpaid, on-call 24/7 babysitter, and no, I will not be babysitting her kids all day so she can go to an all-day brunch with her similarly selfish girlfriends. She threw an actual tantrum and threatened to put me in a home. FML

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sandergtf 4

Tuesday 15 November 2011 19:03

if you pressure her and ask too much YDI

CoconutSoup 5

Tuesday 15 November 2011 19:03

LOL! Stop being so pushy!

Comments

JayAyyEmm 0

Tuesday 15 November 2011 19:49

Poor child. Least a good book may come out of it.

brina53 4

Tuesday 15 November 2011 19:53

omg, ppl relax... It's a natural question for any proud/excited family member to ask. Back off... & op, I hope u get what u want ;)

deviable 9

Tuesday 15 November 2011 19:59

No, it's rude to push your daughter to have more children when she doesn't want to.

eccles 17

Tuesday 15 November 2011 20:01

It's a natural question to ask once. Not often enough for someone to come up with and implement this kid's response.

DocBastard 38

Tuesday 15 November 2011 20:44

Deviable, there is a difference between asking your kid if she's going to have more children versus pushing them to have more children. It's a completely normal (though annoying) question for parents and in-laws and siblings and friends and random strangers to ask.

saksxalmo 20

Tuesday 15 November 2011 22:02

Doc, if the daughter-in-law has heard this question enough to have trained her kid to respond to it, and the OP has noticed the response enough to figure out that the kid had been told what to do when she asks, obviously it's not just a curious question, it's pushing.

ImaginaryFoe 0

Tuesday 15 November 2011 22:24

The use of the phrase "whenever I ask" indicates it's not just a friendly query. Asking once is annoying but understandable. Asking repeatedly is rude and pushy. Either way, OP, I feel a lot more sympathetic towards your d-i-l than I do for you. Laugh at the situation, apologise to your son and his wife, and let the matter be. If or when they have another kid, they'll let you know (if you haven't been cut out of their life by then).

saksxalmo 20

Wednesday 16 November 2011 21:38

#194 "her womb is a portal to hell" Barren or not, your sister sounds awesome!

leadman1989 15

Tuesday 15 November 2011 19:55

Maybe the problem is your son, god knows that girl is good breeding stock.

leadman1989 15

Tuesday 15 November 2011 19:57

I think it's time for her to show them why they call her the legendary bitch.

chickenpie90 16

Tuesday 15 November 2011 20:03

Awww

brina53 4

Tuesday 15 November 2011 20:03

w/e #51... no one even knows the context in which it was asked.... maybe the daughter-in-law just knows how to dish it back. everyone's bitching out a grandma, smh

Kraft92 8

Tuesday 15 November 2011 20:43

In any context, it's still pretty much a rude ass thing to keep asking someone over and over again. I'm sure you're going to have some "witty" response, but if you do, at least have some sort of point behind your argument and not just, "OMG SHE IS GRANDMA SHE NOES BETTAR." Just because she's a grandma doesn't mean she doesn't deserve to get bitched out. Old people are divided into two parts, there are the nice ones who are chill after everything an then there is OP, the crazy asshats.