Wait, They Actually Made Their MILs This Extra? The Wildest Stories You’ll Read Today

Baby’s turning 12 weeks and we went out for an early birthday lunch for my husband with his family. First big outing with the baby and his clan. MIL went full control mode—deciding where baby should sit, fussing over diaper changes and whether he’d eaten. I was already on top of it, but she kept yammering on. I started tuning her out until I overheard my husband tell her flat out, “It’s not your baby.” She quieted instantly. Best. Moment. Ever.

Quick rant: I was hospitalized with a brain hemorrhage and found out I had a tumor. Spent the night crying and hoping to be around to see my baby grow. A few days later, I’m home cuddling my husband when his mom texts asking if he actually heard a doctor say I have a tumor and if it’s really true. Like, for real? She knew he visited me in the hospital. There’s no reason to doubt me. I was too overwhelmed to argue and still dealing with pain, but I’m full of rage now. She doesn’t like me—but this took it to a new low.

My husband and I have two kids, but ever since our 3-year-old was born, his mother has shown crazy behavior. She’s spread wild lies to me about my husband and even threatened to take my child away. When I raise issues, my husband yells and calls me too sensitive. I’d be broke if I left, with health problems and no stable work history. But I dream of freedom from this MIL drama and the emotional toll. Am I selfish for wanting out?

My kid begged me not to sign up for the free summer camp. She hated it, with bullying and boredom. So I found family to hang with while I work. But ex MIL flips out knowing there’s no camp, saying the kid needs to be busy or she’ll be under-stimulated. I said tough, here’s the deal: no camp, tutoring and one dance class only. She texts and calls nonstop, I ignore it—it's my kid’s break, not some activity bootcamp. Am I wrong for letting my kid chill on summer break how she wants?

Had a rough c-section recovery and said my mom was coming to help. MIL laughed and mocked my poor mom like it was some huge joke. SIL backed me up, telling MIL she wishes she got help sometimes. Perfect mic drop moment! MIL is lazy, never lifts a finger. So I keep her at arm’s length, all professional, zero personal trust. MIL's not a friend, she’s workplace hassle.

We just moved into our new home and MIL calls saying she feels unsafe living alone. Next thing I know, partner is letting her build a granny flat behind our shed — basically living right on our property! I’ve already said if he agrees, I’m out. I lived with her before for a year and hated it—she’s overprotective of our baby and just crazy. Living next door feels like signing up for full-time MIL drama. Anyone been through this? Is it easier to be single than put up with a clingy in-law?

My hubby and I want a super private birth: just us and medical staff. MIL is telling family and friends she’s so excited to watch the birth. Problem? We never invited her. Plus, she throws shade with comments like “you hate us because you moved far away” (nope, we just love our house). And despite zero help from her, she expects invites to family dinners after she ‘helps.’ Seriously??

Left our dog with in-laws who’ve done it plenty before. Came home to find out they fed him onion rings (toxic for dogs) and deliberately skipped his seizure meds for two doses. No excuses, just didn’t give it. Dog’s okay but I am sick to my stomach from their reckless cruelty. Husband’s talking to them, but honestly, they should NEVER have watched the dog. Definitely no way will they watch our kid.

MIL started off by telling me to stop breastfeeding just 10 days in because ‘it’s not necessary.' Then she complained I wasn’t pumping enough, then that the baby should drink water and is getting ‘too fat’ (based on zero facts). She’s been relentless. I avoid her now, but she brags about refusing the bottle just to annoy me. She repeatedly reminds me she didn’t breastfeed and acts like it’s a battle. Newsflash: breastfeeding 13+ months is the hardest and best thing I’ve done, and she’s not taking that away!

Last week, MIL showed up with a van packed full of old furniture she no longer had room for. Didn’t ask, didn’t warn—just parked in our driveway and started dumping stuff in our garage. Husband gave me the ‘just let her’ look, and now our garage is basically a hoarder’s paradise. Can’t even park my car! Told her we don’t have room but she laughs and says we’re not using the garage. The idea of this 1980s lamp and broken treadmill as “family heirlooms” is hilarious. Husband's slow to say anything, so I might just start listing her junk free on Craigslist. The nerve!

Imagine being so insecure you cover your own DIL’s face so your grandson won’t look at her. This is after sending creepy AI videos all pregnancy about the baby hating mom’s house and loving grandma’s. My entire pregnancy was like this—MIL acting like the baby’s her world, bad-mouthing me nonstop. Thanks for letting me vent before I lose it!

MIL drops by and instantly complains our daughter’s got too many toys. Meanwhile, my husband and I are buying art stuff for our artist-in-the-making, but MIL and crew spoil her with noisy toys she barely touches. When I told MIL we don’t buy toys today, she lost it, accusing us of not buying gifts, while forgetting she gave a doll just last week! I calmly said she can keep buying toys but stop whining about it. Still not talking to me. Classic MIL.

After asking MIL nicely not to touch my belly (multiple times!) she just kept doing it! Today, I was ready to stand my ground. When she reached out, I flicked her hand away and said bluntly ‘No more touching, I’m sick of saying it!’ She claimed it was to bond with the baby, but I reminded her it’s my body, not the baby she’s feeling. When she tried again, I told her she’d never get used to it because I’m not letting it happen. She grumbled and sulked but got the message! Feels good to finally say NO!

7 months ago we moved into my in-laws’ home because of finances. MIL lives rent-free and acts like she owns the place, never cleans, and makes us clean after her and her friend, who also never leaves the house. She spends Grandma’s money then screams how broke they are, blaming us. Now MIL wants me to move out—just me—insisting I go to my parents’ country in the middle of a war zone! Husband backs me up and will protect me, but I’m tired of being pushed to dangerous places just to satisfy her craziness.

MIL thought giving my kids Sharpies to decorate Easter stuff was a great idea. Except kids don’t color in lines, and now our wooden kitchen table has permanent marker all over it. It’s stained for life unless we sand and refinish. Pew pew, thanks MIL!

Nope, not a typo. We’ve had zero contact with MIL for ages because she’s been obnoxiously hateful, calling me names like ‘Satan’ and worse online. Her hate springs from her son finally standing up to her abuse. Recently, she’s started posting super weird stuff online—claiming she even has a podcast dedicated to me. I’m baffled beyond belief. Instead of fixing herself, she’s obsessed with me. Weird and scary all at once.

MIL told our 5-year-old over the phone she's coming to stay with him and sleep in his bed once the new baby arrives—completely behind our backs! We hadn’t invited her, and in fact our boys will be with neighbors during my labor and recovery. No heads-up to me or DH (who’s under orders not to spill labor details). How does she think she can just barge into our birth plans? And this is after she’s baby-sat before, ignored rules, and just generally disrespected boundaries. It’s like she’s itching for chaos.

MIL totally ignored my pregnancy health drama and pushed unhelpful advice like babies aren’t fragile. She even wanted me to bring my newborn to her house at 3 days old while she had a stomach bug (nope!). She popped up hours after birth uninvited, drove us everywhere with the baby, calls him ‘her baby,’ and demands 1-on-1 time. She hogs him all day, steals him when I try to breastfeed, and even has family telling us we’re ‘hogging’ the baby. My partner promises to protect me, but actions say otherwise. It’s driving me up the wall and fueling my postpartum anxiety!

MIL thanked me for ‘giving her a baby’ and then told my husband she ‘feels like the baby is hers!’ Um, what? My husband deadpanned, ‘Okay, psycho.’ It’s like she sees me as a baby incubator rather than a mom! She’s super pushy and entitled but also just absolutely obsessed. I get why she’s excited, but it doesn’t give her a free pass to behave this way.

My wife and I live far from her traditionalist and boundary-challenged parents. When we asked them to delay medical check-ups to October instead of September (so we can enjoy baby time alone), MIL threw a fit and insisted on September anyway. She’s refused to respect our wishes and gets offended when we say no. We’re stuck with her ignoring boundaries and pushing her agenda. We’re trying, but it’s rough balancing family and our needs.

MIL and SIL love to push baby names on us nonstop. We have a short list but refuse to share the final choice until baby arrives. MIL keeps telling us to name him after her dad, then insists on my husband’s middle name. Nope and nope. We picked a middle name to honor a lost family member, and she’s not gonna steal that spotlight too! We've repeatedly said 'Thanks, but no thanks' but she’s relentless. Meanwhile, my own family’s been chill as ever. MIL’s obsession is exhausting!

MIL and crew moved half a mile from us two years ago, which was already stressing me out. Now she wants to rent an apartment at the end of our street—like, steps away! Husband refuses to speak up, so I’m furious. We moved for privacy and peace, not a neighborhood takeover. Told her it’s overstepping boundaries and we’re not comfortable. We offered to help find a better spot, but I’m bracing for a blow-up. She thinks being close means more grandkid time, but it’s only pushing me closer to no contact.

MIL’s first words when we announced baby #2 were, “Hope it’s a boy!” Then she got excited the due date aligned with FIL’s birthday. Well, now we’re at 36 weeks, baby’s a boy and frankly, MIL is a nightmare. With gestational diabetes and a very large baby on track, my OB wanted to induce at 38 weeks. But when they offered FIL’s birthday (which was just one day earlier), I noped out and asked to push it back a day. I’ll brave a night of insomnia over lifelong MIL drama any day.

MIL announced she wants to be called ‘Omama’ instead of the usual ‘Oma.’ At first, we laughed it off, but now she’s serious and insists I use her preferred title. Thing is, ‘Omama’ sounds way too much like “mama.” It’s weird and feels like she’s stealing mama’s thunder. I’ve told her nicely we won’t call her that, and my husband backs me up. Should I just let it slide or keep pushing back? What do you think?

MIL totally ignores my boundaries about when and how she handles the baby. She never plans visits with me, only through my husband. She expects to babysit once I go back to work—without even asking me! I’m chill about my mom getting to hold the baby because she helps out and supports me, but MIL just grabs the baby out of my arms and walks away like it’s her prize. I can’t babywear all the time, but how do I keep her from snatching the baby? Am I being unfair by treating her differently from my mom?

MIL spies on our recycling box and decides we must be shopping too much! She sees boxes from gifts and birthday stuff and tells my husband I’m splurging way too much. Husband calmly explains the boxes are gifts and party stuff. I’m a stay-at-home mom, he’s a doctor—our money’s tight and our choices work for us. But MIL’s weird judgmental comments make me feel suffocated. Did we handle it right? Am I overreacting sensitive for being insulted by trash spying?

Before baby, we visited MIL every Saturday. After the baby, we agreed on every other Saturday—weekends are precious family time! But just days into this new deal, MIL's already planning a surprise visit on an off weekend. Plus, I’m emotionally drained around her because of all her negativity toward me. Feeling totally disrespected, are my feelings and expectations unfair? Should I expect hubby to keep this boundary, or am I over it?

Our aunt’s cancer spread to her brain, and she went in and out of a coma. Dad flew overseas to see her. Mom was alone, so cousin said she’d visit, so I went over too. Meanwhile, MIL’s sister was visiting our house. When I came home late that night, MIL’s only comment, repeated like five times, was “I really thought you’d come since she was here.” No ‘how’s your dad?’ or ‘how’s your aunt?’—just that jab. Told my husband how crazy this was. Cousin never came, and I stayed with mom. MIL’s comment was wildly inappropriate, expecting me to ditch my own family for her.

Caught MIL pressuring husband on speakerphone to secretly loan BIL $10,000, to be reimbursed in cash (money laundering? who knows). This is his entire savings from inheritances and savings. We have a toddler, live tiny, and he’s currently unemployed. Meanwhile, BIL has good income and inherited lots already. Husband said no, tried to tell MIL it’s inappropriate, but she guilt-tripped him. She tried to play it off like a ‘helping family’ thing but it’s totally gross. Should I confront her about behind-my-back money wrangling? I’m livid!

We planned a solo family trip to a tulip farm—an hour drive, kid’s first real outing. MIL and FIL said no because we wouldn’t bring their dog and it was too much effort. So we went anyway and had a blast! Shared pics in the family group and MIL got jealous, now wants to tag along whenever we go anywhere. She’s always trying to be the ‘mom figure’ and steals credit for everything our daughter does. At the photoshoot, MIL hogged the conversation and even the compliments. Lady, step aside, this mama’s got this!

MIL made group chats, blasted everyone if they didn’t agree with her, and said we’re why her sons barely talk to each other. Then she guilt-tripped everyone about being a ‘terrible mom.’ She called me fat and made cruel pregnancy comments. She skipped my baby shower but then FaceTimed to brag about housework instead of showing up. I hung up, blocked her, and husband’s standing with me. She’s mad, tried to guilt trip via sister-in-law, and nobody likes her because she never shows up or supports her grandkids. Feels like a huge weight lifted!

MIL sees kids and animals like dolls that do whatever she wants. At a recent family birthday, I came ready with babywearing because baby didn’t love the crowd. MIL immediately overwhelmed baby by poking all over his face until he got fussy, so I whisked him away to a quiet spot, came back baby strapped on and calm. MIL left him alone after that. Babywearing for the win against helicopter grandma!

Since weeks ago when MIL called me a piece of crap in the family group chat, she’s been sending hubby desperate apology messages (and guilt trips) on every platform. He mostly ignores her and tells her the consequences of her actions. She insists her messages are for me, but they’re addressed to him. Husband refuses to engage until she apologizes to me too. She’s been poisonous for a decade, so no chance of easy make-up here.

At a pizza outing, MIL freaked out because our baby didn’t have a jacket while in the car seat, saying “A sweater is what a loving mother puts on her child.” I was shocked and busted out laughing. Talked to hubby who thought she was just awkwardly trying to give advice, but to me it felt like a dig, like she was saying I wasn’t loving enough because I chose safety first. Her comment still stings!

Work-from-home day, garbage day. MIL is over and playing with kids. At 3 PM, I see the garbage cans moved from the curb. Looked up security footage—FIL drove all the way home from work just to bring in our cans, after MIL texted him to do so. Garbage pickup was still hours away! I was stuck in meetings all day unaware. Like, MIL, what planet are you living on?

MIL greeted my pregnancy with fake warmth but minimized every struggle I had. She’s passive-aggressive, demanding visits at weird times and complains baby sleeps when she comes. Fast forward years, BIL’s partner had a baby and MIL pressured hubby to call right after birth. Then she bombarded them with photos and videos, clearly making SIL uncomfortable. Watching this happen again to SIL messes with me because I thought I was past it. MIL’s toxic patterns just keep repeating.

Husband’s in Air Force BMT. MIL’s posting nonstop about how excited she is for him. Then she tells me she wants to surprise him by getting the same tattoo he already got years ago! I mean, she’s an alcoholic, and it feels super weird and creepy to ‘match’ a son who’s already got the tattoo. Now she talks about honoring her son and her late mom with the tattoo. Still feels off but different style at least. Am I overthinking or is this next-level weird mother-son obsession?

MIL is obsessed with giving me stuff—old clothes (she’s in her 70s, I’m 30s), used sheets, freebies, and $5 slippers she loves. She even gifts us trips for the family for Christmas. We’re minimalist and hate clutter. It feels like she’s dumping her trash on me while trying to act generous. Social media warns about narcissists giving ‘trash’ gifts to gaslight you into being ‘ungrateful.’ Whatever it is, the weird stuff keeps coming, and I’m totally over it.

New mom here, baby 6 weeks old. MIL’s visiting in cold Midwest and when visiting a broken-furnace AirBnB, she lectured me on how a loving mom ‘puts a sweater on her kids’—even though baby was in a safe car seat and warm sleeper. It felt like a backhanded insult, practically calling into question my love and care. Hubby thinks maybe she just worded it badly, but it still hurt. Am I reading too much into this or is there a mean streak there?