MIL has always been a bit of a PITA. Very needy. Expects my wife to do everything for her.
She comes on hols, we visit at weekend, take her for meals etc. She comes to stay and we cant get her to go home. Nightmare.
Anyway, wife has been ill for 10 months since baby was born. Solution - MIL offered to stay a few days per week to help out. Seemed good idea - she likes staying, wife gets help, I get to go to work.
But, no, MIL acts like a petulant child. Despite all the above, seems to think we owe her big time. Three times now in 9 months shes withdrawn assistance for the week saying shes busy - all of the times timed for affect (i.e. when I'm away or something). Bit like the tube strike.
Its as if she wants us to know how important she is. Drives me nuts.
Its not just babysitting can't go down the pub, it ****s wife up big time because shes ill. To be honest, I find her blackmailing behaviour disgraceful. Either help or **** off.
Last summer I had to take a few days off from a gig away and almost got canned because of it. Not pleased. But MIL timed that one very well. Now I keep it secret when Im busy in work/away because she uses the info wisely.
But shes done it again last week. Kids were both ill so MIL sees the opportunity, knows its tough for wife on her own during the day and goes for it again.
Last night, she phones and offers to come this week (must be bored) if we NEED her. Shes won in her head and dont forget it. Of course, wife has no option other than to say ok so she'll be there when I get home tonight. I just want to punch her in the head!
Can guarantee that come the winter she'll be phoning wife telling her how ill she is, how depressed she is, how she cant be bothered to cook for herself which will lead to a two week pamper-stay at our house. Come xmas she'll be there for two weeks again getting pampered.
Before then she'll probably squeeze in another 'strike' over the summer to make sure we know how important she is.
Give me strength not to chin her tonight!!!!!
She comes on hols, we visit at weekend, take her for meals etc. She comes to stay and we cant get her to go home. Nightmare.
Anyway, wife has been ill for 10 months since baby was born. Solution - MIL offered to stay a few days per week to help out. Seemed good idea - she likes staying, wife gets help, I get to go to work.
But, no, MIL acts like a petulant child. Despite all the above, seems to think we owe her big time. Three times now in 9 months shes withdrawn assistance for the week saying shes busy - all of the times timed for affect (i.e. when I'm away or something). Bit like the tube strike.
Its as if she wants us to know how important she is. Drives me nuts.
Its not just babysitting can't go down the pub, it ****s wife up big time because shes ill. To be honest, I find her blackmailing behaviour disgraceful. Either help or **** off.
Last summer I had to take a few days off from a gig away and almost got canned because of it. Not pleased. But MIL timed that one very well. Now I keep it secret when Im busy in work/away because she uses the info wisely.
But shes done it again last week. Kids were both ill so MIL sees the opportunity, knows its tough for wife on her own during the day and goes for it again.
Last night, she phones and offers to come this week (must be bored) if we NEED her. Shes won in her head and dont forget it. Of course, wife has no option other than to say ok so she'll be there when I get home tonight. I just want to punch her in the head!
Can guarantee that come the winter she'll be phoning wife telling her how ill she is, how depressed she is, how she cant be bothered to cook for herself which will lead to a two week pamper-stay at our house. Come xmas she'll be there for two weeks again getting pampered.
Before then she'll probably squeeze in another 'strike' over the summer to make sure we know how important she is.
Give me strength not to chin her tonight!!!!!
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