https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 03 May 2026 04:03:12 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/overheard-a-mil-complaining#post-1663741 Wed, 28 May 2014 19:01:48 +0000 namaste 1663741@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@snowjewelz: lol my thoughts exactly! She sounds like a bit of a drama queen. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/overheard-a-mil-complaining#post-1662605 Wed, 28 May 2014 12:13:06 +0000 Anagram 1662605@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lawbee11: haha! so true. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/overheard-a-mil-complaining#post-1662603 Wed, 28 May 2014 12:13:02 +0000 Sunderling 1662603@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My MIL is sort of like this.. She's actually a really sweet and loving person, but every single time we've given her news that's supposed to be good, she goes through about a week of stressing about worst-case scenarios before she chills out and is happy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/overheard-a-mil-complaining#post-1662578 Wed, 28 May 2014 12:06:49 +0000 coopsmama 1662578@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lawbee11: Ha! Totally. *cough* I think I would seek out any possible alternative before allowing my MIL to take care of my LO on a regular basis... and with this lady's attitude, I'm sure her DIL feels the same. Some people! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/overheard-a-mil-complaining#post-1662571 Wed, 28 May 2014 12:04:59 +0000 Smurfette 1662571@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lawbee11: ha! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/overheard-a-mil-complaining#post-1662554 Wed, 28 May 2014 11:59:20 +0000 cascademom 1662554@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@alohaorchid: I have one of those MILs you dread. It's bad when you can't gauge whether she's showing genuine emotion or just faking it. Fortunately, my mom is awesome. My family provided real parenting advice when LO was colicky or even when we have discipline issues. MIL just reminiscences on DH's childhood like it was the best thing ever-it wasn't, but there's so much denial, it'll take years before DH can come to terms with it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/overheard-a-mil-complaining#post-1662547 Wed, 28 May 2014 11:57:29 +0000 lawbee11 1662547@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LOL. Yes, because as we've seen on HB there are so many of us dying for our MILs to quit their jobs and take care of our babies! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/overheard-a-mil-complaining#post-1662542 Wed, 28 May 2014 11:56:14 +0000 alohaorchid 1662542@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@cascademom: My MIL is amazing!! Seriously the funnest, most caring, generous person. I can talk to her about anything and whenever we get together I'm genuinely excited to see her. My mom on the hand, she's one of those MIL's that you would dread having. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/overheard-a-mil-complaining#post-1662536 Wed, 28 May 2014 11:54:42 +0000 alohaorchid 1662536@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Sounds like my mom and she lives for drama </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/overheard-a-mil-complaining#post-1662533 Wed, 28 May 2014 11:53:46 +0000 cascademom 1662533@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I bet that the DIL just loves her MIL (insert eyeroll). </p> <p>This makes me think of what gossip my MIL talked about when we announced our pregnancy. I bet the gossip was even worse when she nearly tore apart our family. </p> <p>MILs are such a piece of work. Those with nice ones are extremely lucky. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/overheard-a-mil-complaining#post-1662520 Wed, 28 May 2014 11:49:44 +0000 Mrs. Blue 1662520@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Anagram: yeah, I mean maybe there's a history of the DIL's mom being a flake or something, but my MIL even said she knew I would want my mom around and just said she would love to be there to help anytime my mom wasn't. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/overheard-a-mil-complaining#post-1662508 Wed, 28 May 2014 11:44:25 +0000 Anagram 1662508@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Blue: and what's especially funny in this case (well, it wouldn't be funny if I were the DIL) is the coworker's assumption that they will be expecting her to do everything!</p> <p>Like, assuming they even want help at first, I'm guessing DIL's mom will be the first she calls. Just because usually girls want their own mom there, you know? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/overheard-a-mil-complaining#post-1662505 Wed, 28 May 2014 11:44:03 +0000 MrsB2012 1662505@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>hahah drama llama! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/overheard-a-mil-complaining#post-1662503 Wed, 28 May 2014 11:43:12 +0000 Anagram 1662503@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@grizz: I know, right? The nerve! :shocked: :grin: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/overheard-a-mil-complaining#post-1662502 Wed, 28 May 2014 11:42:55 +0000 Mrs. Blue 1662502@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This extra bugs me because when you find out you're having twins, everyone suddenly acts like it will be impossible for you to take care of your kids on your own. Yes, it's nice to have help sometimes, especially at first, but guess what, lady? YOU are not "doing this alone"; THEY are the parents and are "doing this," so why don't you just be happy that you're getting two precious grandkids and offer whatever help you desire and they seek. Grrrr. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/overheard-a-mil-complaining#post-1662491 Wed, 28 May 2014 11:39:02 +0000 Boheme 1662491@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Gosh, how dare them, conceiving twins. Didn't she know she was only supposed to get pregnant with one?! :wink: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/overheard-a-mil-complaining#post-1662488 Wed, 28 May 2014 11:36:28 +0000 Anagram 1662488@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@kjpugs: She's generally a very nice (but yes, very frazzled in general, lady who likes to talk everyone's ear off). So I'm sure she's happy, but translates that into stress somehow. And jumping 100 steps ahead.</p> <p>yikes. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/overheard-a-mil-complaining#post-1662480 Wed, 28 May 2014 11:33:26 +0000 kjpugs 1662480@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@littlebug: exactly. Jumping to conclusions about what her ungrateful son/DIL would expect of her.</p> <p>I REALLY hope @Anagram just missed the part where she was beaming with excitement about the new members of her family set to arrive... I won't hold my breath though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/overheard-a-mil-complaining#post-1662479 Wed, 28 May 2014 11:32:53 +0000 Anagram 1662479@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@snowjewelz: 100 steps ahead is right! I'm sure before they started TTC they probably had some ideas about child care and work--and they live an hour away from her, so proably their plans didn't include MIL care every day! haha. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/overheard-a-mil-complaining#post-1662472 Wed, 28 May 2014 11:31:06 +0000 littlebug 1662472@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@kjpugs: I was going to say the EXACT same thing. My MIL would be gossiping all over town about it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/overheard-a-mil-complaining#post-1662451 Wed, 28 May 2014 11:26:03 +0000 snowjewelz 1662451@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>lol seriously she just jumped like 100 steps ahead </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/overheard-a-mil-complaining#post-1662450 Wed, 28 May 2014 11:25:25 +0000 kjpugs 1662450@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Sounds like my MIL haha. Some people just loooooooove drama. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/overheard-a-mil-complaining#post-1662447 Wed, 28 May 2014 11:24:36 +0000 Anagram 1662447@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I should add---her son and DIL are in their 30's and have professional jobs. I know this because she brags about them often. </p> <p>And read the above with a very frazzled tone. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/overheard-a-mil-complaining#post-1662445 Wed, 28 May 2014 11:23:50 +0000 pui 1662445@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Lol I'd just give someone like that the benefit of the doubt. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/overheard-a-mil-complaining#post-1662444 Wed, 28 May 2014 11:22:47 +0000 Anagram 1662444@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We're having a slow day at work today because half the school is gone on a big field trip. So a lot of teachers/aids were hanging out in the teacher's lounge when I went to put my pump parts and milk in the fridge just now...and I overheard this:</p> <p>"SO my son and DIL are pregnant--twins? Can you believe that? And they only live in a 1 bedroom apartment. I hope they're going to move. They don't even have the space for one, let alone two. They have so much to do! And I don't know how they'll afford day care. She'll have to quit her job. They probably expect me to quit MY job and take care of those babies, but I'm telling you right now, I won't do it alone. HER mother will have to step up! I can't do it alone."</p> <p>I stayed out of it but um.....lots of jumping to conclusions, lady.</p> <p>I thought you all would appreciate this peanut gallery gold. :silly: </p>