I had the most awful MIL on the planet, I tried to help her all I could, cooking meals to take round and put in her freezer as she was very arthritic, did all her washing ironing, cleaning anf gardening and decorating. I used to run her around in my car and always put on a smile, even though it was very hard sometimes. The relationship finally broke down when after a particularly difficult Christmas (she always came to us for a few days),My Aunt had also spent that Christmas with us and my MIL was so rude and obnoxious to her, that I told her if she didn't behave when she was in out home then she wouldn't be invited again, she promptly threw a temper tantrum and insisted she be taken home and then turned all the meals I had cooked out of her freezer saying it was the worse cooking she had ever tasted. Needless to say I never helped her again. On the other hand I have the most gorgeous DIL and we have great fun together, her Mum and I are great friends as well and the three of us spend a lot of time together. It's perfect.
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