The Five Year Old Snitch
So this past weekend we went to Phoenix. Saturday we went to some friends to visit, and we spent the night there. Sunday DH and DS went to visit the in-laws. I stayed behind at our friends house. I was not about to ruin a perfectly nice weekend by going to the in-laws. We had tried to explain to our DS that if Nana and Popo were to ask Mommy was at home and that DH and DS were just in Phoenix for the day. Well, they go there and of course the in-laws ask and before DH could say any thing our 5 year old snitch (DS) said : Mommy is at T and D’s house. LOL oops LOL. You cant get mad at him for being honest. Just sometimes you wish he would be less honest LOL. Of course they asked DH why I had not come to visit them, and what could he say but the truth. I didnt feel like going. Mother-in-law of course could not understand at all why not. She even said that she knows that I dont like her, but she doesnt understand why not.
And it has not even been 2 weeks since we explained to her why I was pissed at her (well one of the reasons). We went for a quick visit a couple of weeks ago, and the entire time we were there she totally got on my nerves. Every time I told DS no she over ruled it by saying yes. He is my son I deside what he is allowed to do. Then she asked about what the dr’s had said on my last visit to the neurologist. We told her that I had been diagnosed with FMS. Her reply: Oh that is that thing they call it when a person is a hypocodriac. So you are probably just a hypocondriac. This comes from a person who calls around to family and friends asking for prayers everytime someone as much as sneezes. It didnt really tick me off as much to begin with as the whole : Sure kiddo you can jump on the furniture, dont worry that your mommy said no.
Two days later she calls DH to ask why I was upset with her. DH explained to her that we are trying to make a good kid out of DS and it doesnt help that she totally disregard us when we say no. She hadnt even registered that. She was worry that I was upset with her cause she had called me a hypocondriac. Geez, what makes her think that LOL.
Anyway now they are upset with me because I dont like to visit them. I always manage to come out as the bad person. Go figure!
I know how you feel about the whole mother-in-law thing. I deal with it all the time. Hang in there! I had to get mad at the dinner table once when my MIL told my son that he didn’t have to do something. She doesn’t do it too much anymore. Getting in her face seemed to help, even though it left me emotionally drained for the day.
Comment by Jen Tullis — February 21, 2006 @ 2:46 pm
The little ones will do it to everytime. At any age. I busted my mom out accidentally to my sister just last week and I’m 31! LOL
Comment by Shelly — February 22, 2006 @ 7:44 pm
Speaking as a MIL myself, I think her behavior is reprehensible and sadistic.
Comment by jan — February 23, 2006 @ 2:41 am