What can I do to make my MIL wear pants?

[tonilea]

For the love of Pete! She just sits there, sprawled out in her recliner...facing the door, mind you.....wearing a thin little house coat and, THANK THE LORD, granny panties. I have even said she is "showing her goods", she covers up for about five minutes. EEEEEPPP!

 

[Liberty Belle]

I think that's the best thread title I've ever seen on here. Cracked me up.

My MIL is the same way. Once she gets off work, she gets right into her nightie. Sits on the chair practically spread eagle and doesn't care who sees.

 

[sunnyday123]

You know, between this and the "spouse vent" thread, I am really, really happy I am divorced.

 

[autumnpalm]

The thread title made me laugh out loud- thank you, I needed that tonight!

 

[DisMN]

OP, consider youself very lucky. Very very very very VERY very very very lucky. My MIL does the same thing (not facing the door thankfully but still, we get quite the view if we head to the couch or kitchen).
Why I say that you're lucky because last winter my MIL had an operation that required her NOT to wear pants........or..........UNDERWEAR. For 8!!! weeks!!!!

*oh the horror*

Brings back bad memories just thinking about it. *shiver*

 

[dislaney]

At least she is wearing her granny panties!

 

[Poppinsme]

 

[Pig Pen]

My inlaws are visiting...they have been here 7 days and 10 hours...3 more days to go. Neither one has any social skills. MIL wears a variety of nightgowns, nothing underneath. She thinks it's okay as long as she RUNS to the bathroom which is on the other side of the house. We have only one bathroom which doesn't lock. Neither of them can ever remember to knock before rushing in. DH has been invaded several times.

My main complaint is FIL though. He wears what he calls his "wrap" which is like a bath towel with velcro. Just covers the waist down and he walks around naked from the waist up.

I cringe every morning when I hear that ripping sound of velcro coming from behind the closed bedroom door and brace myself for the visual shock. Fortunately he has to wear protective undergarments (adult diapers) due to prostate problems. TMI for me, but at least it keeps his package covered.

Did I say they were here for 3 more days?

 

[maslex]

Oh please.....consider yourself lucky!!

My MIL and her husband recently (well a year ago) built on a MIL apartment onto our house. She LOVES to garden and is outside ALL the time tinkering in the gardens that are out in the front of the house.

A neighbor friend of ours is constantly in her nightgown/robe and I'm completely fine with that. We've known her over 20yrs and she's always been like that. BUT her nightgown and robe actually covers her up (goes down to almost the floor)

Well, MIL thinks that is cute and thinks she can go outside and garden in HER nightgown as well. THING IS.....her nightgown comes right above the knee and is very, very, very THIN. Now here's the visual.....she's either kneeling on the ground with her "backside" toward the road OR she's always bending over with the same "backside" toward the road AND SHE'S NOT WEARING ANY UNDERWEAR!!!!

I happened to be at an outdoor Tastefully Simple party across the street from my house about a month ago and a couple of the ladies asked if she was MY mother or MIL and made comments on how they've all got quite the show on more than one occassion.

When I told MIL, she had the nerve to tell me, "Well, you should have told me that people could see me like that" HELLOOOOOOO, I didn't realize that at 60yrs old, I had to tell you to wear underwear while bending over with a short nightgown on!!!!!!! It's really common sense.

 

[polkadotsuitcase]

I cringe every morning when I hear that ripping sound of velcro coming from behind the closed bedroom door and brace myself for the visual shock.

I hope the three days goes very fast for you -- but this had me ROFL!

 

[Pig Pen]

I hope the three days goes very fast for you -- but this had me ROFL!

It's 7:00 am and I am sitting here right now...waiting in anticipation.

 

[DisMN]

It's 7:00 am and I am sitting here right now...waiting in anticipation.

Prayers of strength going out to you today. LOL

But seriously.....................

 

[golfgal]

Oh please.....consider yourself lucky!!

My MIL and her husband recently (well a year ago) built on a MIL apartment onto our house. She LOVES to garden and is outside ALL the time tinkering in the gardens that are out in the front of the house.

A neighbor friend of ours is constantly in her nightgown/robe and I'm completely fine with that. We've known her over 20yrs and she's always been like that. BUT her nightgown and robe actually covers her up (goes down to almost the floor)

Well, MIL thinks that is cute and thinks she can go outside and garden in HER nightgown as well. THING IS.....her nightgown comes right above the knee and is very, very, very THIN. Now here's the visual.....she's either kneeling on the ground with her "backside" toward the road OR she's always bending over with the same "backside" toward the road AND SHE'S NOT WEARING ANY UNDERWEAR!!!!

I happened to be at an outdoor Tastefully Simple party across the street from my house about a month ago and a couple of the ladies asked if she was MY mother or MIL and made comments on how they've all got quite the show on more than one occassion.

When I told MIL, she had the nerve to tell me, "Well, you should have told me that people could see me like that" HELLOOOOOOO, I didn't realize that at 60yrs old, I had to tell you to wear underwear while bending over with a short nightgown on!!!!!!! It's really common sense.

It just isn't "old" people. I was at the mall a couple weeks ago and got to see a LOT more than I wanted to see from a lot of mid 20's-early 30's people at the mall. One gal had on a cute brown dress, a little too short because every time she bent over to put on the shoes she was trying on I got a full view of her pink thong. Another woman sitting next to us though her outfit looked good, I am sure, but her check heaving over the top of her red bra under her shear shirt and running pants just was not a good look. Then the other, larger gal with the oh too short denim mini skirt who's cowboy look popping out every time she took a step, not to mention the other larger gal with the belly hanging out from under her tank top sagging over the top of her pants--and not just a little bit of the belly, the WHOLE thing

 

[The Mystery Machine]

For the love of Pete! She just sits there, sprawled out in her recliner...facing the door, mind you.....wearing a thin little house coat and, THANK THE LORD, granny panties. I have even said she is "showing her goods", she covers up for about five minutes. EEEEEPPP!

That is gross. What does your DH say? I think my dh would freak out and yell at his mom.

 

[AKL_Megs]

It must be crazy MIL week, LOL!

Thankfully, in spite of all of the things my MIL doesn't do, wearing pants isn't an issue.

My MIL thinks she wears "The Pants" if you catch my drift...

 

[Pig Pen]

9:00 am - MIL is doing dishes in her nightgown. DH is in the bathroom hiding. FIL is in his wrap waiting his turn in the bathroom.

 

[sunnyday123]

9:00 am - MIL is doing dishes in her nightgown. DH is in the bathroom hiding. FIL is in his wrap waiting his turn in the bathroom.

Can you fake a migrane? Temporary blindness? A sudden need to leave the state??

 

[MushyMushy]

OMG, my mother used to do the same thing. Shorter nightgown + no underwear =

Come to think of it, I believe it was my mother who grossed me out on butts.

 

[Poohs Pal]

Keep it coming. I need more ideas on how to torture any future daughters in law..... Now if I could just find the right women for DS i could have some fun. Pay back for those teenage years Susan

 

[Kimberly]

My grandmother does this as well. She'll hang around the house in just a night gown with no underwear on underneath. It's down to her mid calves, so it isn't really a problem for the most part... until you realize that the front is buttoned up, so when she sits down, the buttons "spread" and you can see straight through the front of it.