OK, so everyone knows someone with a story about the mother-in-law from hell, but this one quite possibly takes the (wedding) cake.
After months of meticulous planning and research, a UK bride-to-be is furious after learning her mother-in-law has booked a holiday that aligns perfectly with her romantic honeymoon getaway. Same location, same resort, same dates.
But according to the mother-in-law, it’s all just one big, happy coincidence.
As she explained on Mumsnet last week, the bride-to-be and her fiancee had been discussing the honeymoon for months, sharing their proposed location and dates of the St Lucia getaway with their parents.
“Fast forward to last night and she’s posted on Facebook that she’s booked a holiday to the same chuffing resort she knew we were looking at," the bride-to-be wrote.
“Worse than that, the dates overlap so she’d be there for the first few days of our honeymoon.
“She’s making out like it was a pure accident but I really don’t feel that it is," the bride-to-be wrote. "She’s suggesting meeting up for a family meal when we arrive."
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The woman says her partner is "also furious" about the coincidence but for her part, the mother-in-law is playing innocent, saying she simply saw a travel agent deal too good to pass up.
“I should have known; she has always been an interfering old bat,” the bride-to-be said, adding that now she and her fiancee are looking for alternative locations for their honeymoon.
Mumsnet users were quick to jump to the defence of the bride, with one asking, “That’s incredibly weird. Who crashes their son’s honeymoon?!!"
Another asked, "Does she always have boundary issues? Definitely find a new resort, not your problem if she is upset.”
One user joked, "Ooooh, maybe she'll wear a wedding dress on the day too!" while another suggested not changing any of the plans at all.
"I'd be telling your fiance to tell his bats*** mother to cancel her holiday or they'll be no wedding. Put your foot down now or this craziness will continue forever."
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My husband and I ended up in therapy as we needed a counsellor to help us deal with his meddling mother. She has overstepped the boundaries on so many occasions and my husband expected me to acquiesce in order to keep the peace. She is a very clever woman and completely passive-aggressive and knows exactly what she's doing every time. An example; she waited until I was out of the house at an appointment and then took it upon herself to feed our four month old son rice cereal that she had bought. He was completely breastfed until that point. She was desperate to "feed the baby" and took it upon herself to decide when he should start solids. I could cite dozens of other examples but I won't bore you. That was 15 years ago and I no longer speak to her and I've never been happier or more at peace. If you, or your husband, don't draw a line in the sand then you will find that your mother-in-law will just push and push and push until she gets what she wants. In truth, as stated by our therapist, it needs to come from your husband. It's his mother, after all.
My mil and fil invited themselves to birth of my son, I ended up with post traumatic stress and alopecia, put the foot down. Say no. Do anything to save yourself.