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Future Monster in Law (kinda not WR) LONG

FI's mom is crazy. I have to preface by saying that she's from Thailand, so she doesn't always get American social nuances or feels that they don't apply to her. Several times, she has called out of the blue and asked if we needed anything from the store because she is on her way to our house... and she lives an hour and a half away. Several other times, she has called and asked if we had plans on X day and we tell her we do so not to come over... and she came anyway. 

Her newest thing is that she has decided that her "life's passion" is to be a pastry chef even though I've never eaten anything she's baked and she never baked on a regular basis for FI growing up. According to her "the only" pastry school in FL is in Orlando (there are 3 in Orlando alone and dozens across the state) and she wanted to come live with us for a year while she went to pastry school. My sister already lives with us as well. Nevermind that she just bought a house and that this pastry school costs $20,000. If we ask how she plans to pay for it or what she plans to do with her house, she's very evasive. We told her no, and now she's mad. She made it seem like she would be doing us a favor by helping us with expenses. I really hope she doesn't make my life miserable once we're married and I shudder to think of what it will be like when we have kids.

Anyone else have crazy FILs? Any good stories?

Re: Future Monster in Law (kinda not WR) LONG

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  • Theresa626Theresa626 member
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    edited December 2011
    Wow.  All of that sounds more like it's just a ploy to see you guys more often.  When she comes over, does she try to control you guys or is she pleasant and just wants to visit?  If she's pleasant, perhaps you could set up a time every other week where you guys have dinner together and when she calls tell her you wont' be home but you'll see her on Sunday for dinner.  That way she wouldn't need to lie so she could come over all the time.  If she tries to control you when she comes over then maybe i'd ask him to put his foot down.  
  • sarah42ndsarah42nd member
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    edited December 2011
    All I have to say is make sure you and Fi are always on the same page and nip this in the butt because wait till you have children it will be 100 times worse.
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