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Poll: How Do You Deal With A Monster-In-Law?

Ignore, avoid, confront? How should you handle difficult in-laws?

She's the mother of your partner, but she's rude and disrespectful. You dread seeing her. What's the best way to deal?

Be blunt. Tell her that her actions are disrespectful and are hurting your relationship with her son.
17% (18 votes)
Avoid her. Don’t get into situations where you'll have to talk to her.
30% (31 votes)
Give back what you get! If she's fresh with you, you've got to be rude right back.
10% (10 votes)
Be nice. Ignore her incivility and just try to get along with her.
44% (46 votes)
Total votes: 105
Can you relate?

Discussion

riversong Single hope for new love
Can Relate - Posted August 4, 2009

With two mothers in-law first one my husband won't believe me, she was our neighbor once she fell and I went to help her but she won't let me do it and let out such much uglinees that I almost cried What she didn't now was that at that moment my husband was right behind her and heard and saw it all.
The second also was very nasty behind my husband back and many times in front of strangers until I got tired of it and dished as I got without the dirty words Yrs later she came to live with us as not been wanted and kicked out of the old folks home she was for been a troublemaker. Dirty mouthing The day she came home she stunk horribly that was impossible for me to get closed to her My husband gave her a shower and cleaned her . After that my husband will gave her showers, the rest was on me She won't eat my cooking probably thinking I'll poison her. Her son had to cook for her. One day when I was ready to leave him she appologised.

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