I can not stand my MIL. And she has the same feelings towards me. I am pregnant with baby #3 and with my other 2 pregnancies all I heard from her was how the baby HAD to be a boy. Well, we had two girls. With the second girl when we called to tell her the baby had been born and it was a girl, she actually said, oh darn. 
So, now I am due with baby #3 in about three weeks. We do not know the gender. Luckily, I don't have to see her or talk to her very often. She popped up on instant messenger today and was talking to DH. I read the conversation between them and the first thing she said was, is there a baby boy yet?
Ummm, no you idiot, the baby has not been born yet. I am not even 36 weeks yet.
So, I could not stand it anymore. I emailed her and told her in a nice way that DH and I do not know what the gender of the baby is and to please not assume it is a boy. I also told her that we would be thrilled with another girl or a boy and that we would not be upset or disappointed with a girl.
I did not tell DH I emailed her. He will probably hear about it from her tomorrow. Whatever.
Anyone else just cringe when MIL talks about idiotic subjects? And what is the deal with her wanting all of my babies to be boys?
Uggghhh... I can not stand that woman.
Thanks for letting me vent.
Lisa
So, now I am due with baby #3 in about three weeks. We do not know the gender. Luckily, I don't have to see her or talk to her very often. She popped up on instant messenger today and was talking to DH. I read the conversation between them and the first thing she said was, is there a baby boy yet?
Ummm, no you idiot, the baby has not been born yet. I am not even 36 weeks yet.
So, I could not stand it anymore. I emailed her and told her in a nice way that DH and I do not know what the gender of the baby is and to please not assume it is a boy. I also told her that we would be thrilled with another girl or a boy and that we would not be upset or disappointed with a girl.
I did not tell DH I emailed her. He will probably hear about it from her tomorrow. Whatever.
Anyone else just cringe when MIL talks about idiotic subjects? And what is the deal with her wanting all of my babies to be boys?
Uggghhh... I can not stand that woman.
Thanks for letting me vent.
Lisa
I think she wants us to be wrong, and she thinks we want a boy, so she's saying girl. We don't care either way, boy is just our feeling! People can be weird.
That's what I take from these situations. Someday I may be blessed to be a mother-in-law. My MIL magically got a lot more bearable once I felt strong as a mom. I look back on when I was a new mom and can see instances when she bugged me or offended me, now I think she was trying to relate, trying to be funny, just trying to get along and not always succeeding. My MIL is a nut case sometimes and has been monumentally clueless. That's alright. She also gave birth to my dh.
