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    TheUptightMidwesterner: Mrs Phillips lives in my neck of the woods and I used to see her at the grocery store with her husband years ago before her disease progressed. They... more »
    morninggloria: Guess what, everyone with aging parents: It's their money. It's not yours. You didn't earn it. You're not entitled to it. If they want to spend t... more »
    I_b_meh: Nothing like money to get a family to bring out the knives and daggers. My brother died last month and oy vey, my other brother and I aren't even spea... more »
    Blackagar Boltigon: ugh, these stories always break my heart. especially because they're often just as much about the younger generations' internal rivalries. in my famil... more »
    boobookitteh: This is sad. But if we need a take-away lesson it's that advance medical directives aren't enough. You need advanced financial dirrectives also. Th... more »
    CollegeCamel: Should I marry my boyfriend (as I intend to), we will have the reverse situation where I have the awesome MIL and he has the absolutely fucking horrif... more »
    The Queen of No: The only nightmare in-law's I've ever encountered personally are my maternal grandmother and my dad's sisters. My aunts are such critical snide bitche... more »
    myblueheaven: My MIL doesn't have a creepy relationship with mr.blueheaven or anything, but she can be uber-annoying. She is one of those people who can NEVER EVER ... more »
    Aesop's Foibles. YES.: Oh, man. This has been on my mind for some time now. BF and I are going to be married at some point within the next 2 yrs, I love him to distraction a... more »
    Ofmyself: I refused to visit my husband's family for the holidays this year because his mother is so bitchy to me. The MIL is a subtle, quiet kind of mean - lik... more »
    littlekicks: what if you have the opposite problem? my bf's mom once asked him how many times i got off when we had sex (feel free to cringe/dry heave at any poin... more »
    sansraisins: Anyone have trouble with the father-in-law? I really like my MIL, but the FIL is in love with himself and constantly talking about all the generous an... more »
    TheFormerJuneBronson: I've mentioned my MIL a number of times on here. After twelve years, I honestly couldn't tell you what her deal is. She's a flawed human being, like a... more »
    Brigit: Also, I pity whomever gets to marry my cousin. He's my same age (27), very very handsome, a recent med-school graduate, and a Hispanic momma's boy wit... more »
    Brigit: My MIL would be like that- clingy, manipulative, and self-victimizing- but thankfully she has a crazy, nonsocial son that sets boundaries like there i... more »
  • #agonyaunts

    Dear Abby

    What to do if the creator of the eponymous advice column, suffering from Alzheimer's, is allegedly being bilked out of her earnings by her daughter - according to her son? We say: be really depressed. [NY Post]
  • #motherinlaw

    The In-Laws: Other Women Are Supposedly Our Worst Enemies