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Just a vent here, because I can't vent to my DH, it's HIS mother.
My MIL is a nice enough person, but I can only take her in tiny incriments. She lies. There I said it. She just makes things up. It has always annoyed me, because there is never a reason for her to lie. She will say something that is no where near the truth, just to add to a conversation. If that makes sense. She also lies to make a story sound good.
You would think after 14 years, I would be used to it. Noooo....so last night she said something off the cuff, that I knew for a fact was not true, so I tried to correct her. We ended up kind of arguing back and forth. DH was no help, because he "couldn't recall".
She bought a new car. Yes, the car she owns now, she has had for many years, but I know she bought it in 1999. I also know it was not brand new when she bought it. Now, I met her for the 1st time when my oldest DS was just 3 days old. (long story, but Dh, then my BF hadn't bothered to introduce me to his family). She came over to my apartment. This was in 1996, and she had a tan station wagon. She had that car for at least two more years. I know this for a fact.
Last night she was telling me she bought a new car. She then states.."I haven't bought a car since 1994."
Um, no I correct her. It was after 1996, when I saw the tan station wagon, and I told her I believed it was in 1999. She then insisted it was when her mother died in '95. (hmm, what happened to '94?) I was going crazy, because I never met her until 1996, and she had the station wagon. She said the car was a '94. So what? I told her she didn't buy it brand new.
Grrrr, my DH takes after her. Sometimes they argue with me, and make me feel like I am going crazy. So I tell her she needs to get out the bill of sale and that will tell her exactly when she bought it. Of course she doesn't think she still has it. Yeah right. This woman saves every piece of paper that crosses her lap.
Not asking for any advice here or anything. I just want to vent. Gritting my teeth while thinking about it all day has been driving me crazy. I want to go to her house and dig up the bill of sale just so I can say..See, I told you!
One thing that irks me byond belief is when someone tells me I am wrong when I know I am NOT, but I have no way to prove it.
My MIL is a nice enough person, but I can only take her in tiny incriments. She lies. There I said it. She just makes things up. It has always annoyed me, because there is never a reason for her to lie. She will say something that is no where near the truth, just to add to a conversation. If that makes sense. She also lies to make a story sound good.
You would think after 14 years, I would be used to it. Noooo....so last night she said something off the cuff, that I knew for a fact was not true, so I tried to correct her. We ended up kind of arguing back and forth. DH was no help, because he "couldn't recall".
She bought a new car. Yes, the car she owns now, she has had for many years, but I know she bought it in 1999. I also know it was not brand new when she bought it. Now, I met her for the 1st time when my oldest DS was just 3 days old. (long story, but Dh, then my BF hadn't bothered to introduce me to his family). She came over to my apartment. This was in 1996, and she had a tan station wagon. She had that car for at least two more years. I know this for a fact.
Last night she was telling me she bought a new car. She then states.."I haven't bought a car since 1994."
Um, no I correct her. It was after 1996, when I saw the tan station wagon, and I told her I believed it was in 1999. She then insisted it was when her mother died in '95. (hmm, what happened to '94?) I was going crazy, because I never met her until 1996, and she had the station wagon. She said the car was a '94. So what? I told her she didn't buy it brand new.
Grrrr, my DH takes after her. Sometimes they argue with me, and make me feel like I am going crazy. So I tell her she needs to get out the bill of sale and that will tell her exactly when she bought it. Of course she doesn't think she still has it. Yeah right. This woman saves every piece of paper that crosses her lap.
Not asking for any advice here or anything. I just want to vent. Gritting my teeth while thinking about it all day has been driving me crazy. I want to go to her house and dig up the bill of sale just so I can say..See, I told you!
One thing that irks me byond belief is when someone tells me I am wrong when I know I am NOT, but I have no way to prove it.
True.
And no, she's not saying this stuff to be funny. She just completely exaggerates and embellishes on everything she says... SO annoying.
