I admit I have issues with my MIL. Out of respect for my DH, I bite my tongue and grin and bear it.
I have no problem with my hubby doing things for her, he does things for my parents so why wouldn't he do for his mom. I DO have a problem with how she gets him to do things for her.
She doesn't call and say could you please.... No she calls to invite us for dinner and then in passing, mentions that this broke or that needs fixing. My loving hubby doesn't even blink an eye and gets up and does whatever needs to be done. Which is exactly what he should do.
We have a new dog and when we were planning our vacation, she offered to watch the dog. This is the same woman who babysat my sister-in-laws boys numerous times but never in the 20+ years offered to watch our children, her grandchildren, but she offers to watch our dog. (needless to say, she didn't).
She lives a town away and instead of paying for delivery fees for a new chair, she calls my hubby to pick it up. We lived in another town, about 30 minutes from her. So hubby leaves here, picks up the chair, brings it there, carries it in and up to her front room. Moves the room around for her, he puts the chair where asked. She doesn't like it - so DH returns the chair.
She had a cat that was sick, it had scabs all over it that she wouldn't take to the vet until I refused to go there with our children. My kids were little and we had pets of our own. Well the vet said what the cat had was not contagious. I told my hubby the vet could lick the cat and still tell me all is well. I was NOT going there with our children. I was disgusted with the scab flakes everywhere.
Last year for DH's bday his Mom invited him for lunch. Just him - during the work day near his place of work. No kids, no me. This year, she calls him today to invite him, again just him for brunch, tomorrow.
This woman just grates on my nerves. I am never rude to her. I treat her respectfully and I don't tell hubby how I feel. But it's like a slap in the face when she seems to go out of her way to exclude me from my hubby's bday festivities.
Am I being overly sensitive?
I have no problem with my hubby doing things for her, he does things for my parents so why wouldn't he do for his mom. I DO have a problem with how she gets him to do things for her.
She doesn't call and say could you please.... No she calls to invite us for dinner and then in passing, mentions that this broke or that needs fixing. My loving hubby doesn't even blink an eye and gets up and does whatever needs to be done. Which is exactly what he should do.
We have a new dog and when we were planning our vacation, she offered to watch the dog. This is the same woman who babysat my sister-in-laws boys numerous times but never in the 20+ years offered to watch our children, her grandchildren, but she offers to watch our dog. (needless to say, she didn't).
She lives a town away and instead of paying for delivery fees for a new chair, she calls my hubby to pick it up. We lived in another town, about 30 minutes from her. So hubby leaves here, picks up the chair, brings it there, carries it in and up to her front room. Moves the room around for her, he puts the chair where asked. She doesn't like it - so DH returns the chair.
She had a cat that was sick, it had scabs all over it that she wouldn't take to the vet until I refused to go there with our children. My kids were little and we had pets of our own. Well the vet said what the cat had was not contagious. I told my hubby the vet could lick the cat and still tell me all is well. I was NOT going there with our children. I was disgusted with the scab flakes everywhere.
Last year for DH's bday his Mom invited him for lunch. Just him - during the work day near his place of work. No kids, no me. This year, she calls him today to invite him, again just him for brunch, tomorrow.
This woman just grates on my nerves. I am never rude to her. I treat her respectfully and I don't tell hubby how I feel. But it's like a slap in the face when she seems to go out of her way to exclude me from my hubby's bday festivities.
Am I being overly sensitive?