Ok, am I just looking for trouble, or is this weird? MIL

[Muddled]

You were fucked before she discovered email.

[Deleted]

loyalty test: you fail.

[WOT?*]

E-mail her back "The name of the movie is 'Dinner Trays at Thanksgiving.'"

Yes, you're screwed. At least until she can find someone else to torment. But with your history...

You're screwed.

[Kit]

LOL! Good luck with this one ;-)

[ECB]

As soon as I saw "MIL" in the subject line, I knew that whatever your take is on the situation - you're right. 

And ditto squirrley - don't fuck this up for her! 

[margarita]

Jul 18, 2013 12:31:33 GMT -5 @cse1960 said:

AND, just so we're clear, dh and ds1 and I had all separately emailed her about the film name a week or two ago. Sent her a copy of the newspaper articles about it,too, which both have the name in it.

LOL

WHY WON'T YOU TELL HER THE NAME OF THE MOVIE?!!!!!!!!11111

[margarita]

She is such a loon. You really are fucked.

[Deleted]

Old people.

SIGH.

[margotmacomber]

I would just start spamming her the name.  Like, 15 emails with the name of the movie in the subject line.  Because I'm a grown up.

[Deleted]

See, I my situation I would think she also wants my answer to make sure DH was right. She know DH is horrible with details and I am the only one who knows what the hell is is going on half of the time. 

[alicenelson]

LOL. Always nice to hear others have MIL issues, too. My advice: Drink heavily. Repeat as necessary. That's what I plan to do when mine comes for a visit at the end of the month. God help me.

[snickers]

Oh man.
You are completely fucked.

I love that her entire e-mail is in the subject line, lol!!

[cleo29]

I would respond but would not be able to resist saying "the name is X,Y,Z as you were told over a week ago via email and again, when H responded to your email."

[julez]

This woman is just looking to make trouble in every aspect of her life. What a miserable existence.

[aprilsails]

Jul 18, 2013 12:35:02 GMT -5 romymichele said:

Jul 18, 2013 12:29:25 GMT -5 @cse1960 said:

sent me an email yesterday. Actually, she sent me four, but that's ok. 

Her general email habit is:
Her emails have no text; its all in the subject line. Which is ok.
She always emails both dh and me the same email, but she sends them separately. No idea why, but whatever.  Dh and I think this is funny.

So yesterday she sends us each the same email line, separately,  'What's the name of the movie Ds1 is working on?'
Dh answered her, with the movie name, and BCC'd me his response.
So I didn't answer her separate email to me, since dh had answered her question.

So this am, I get an email from her first thing, and it's just a re-forwarding of her email to me of yesterday asking what the movie name is of the movie set ds1 is working on.
No remark, no extra text, just a forward of her previous email.
WHICH DH ANSWERED YESTERDAY, in response to her identical email to him, but she didn't know I knew that he'd answered.

She's also doing this with regard to a hutch that she's trying to get rid of from her mother's house; dh and I have both gotten umpteen emails about the hutch and how she can't find anyone to take it.........

I am so fucked, aren't I?

I would just like to point out that this is never ok.

My MIL does the exact same thing. The best part is that she also only writes emails in capital letters. My husbands standard response is:

MOM WHY ARE YOU YELLING AT US ABOUT WHEN THE CATS NEED TO BE FED? WE WILL FEED THEM ON TUESDAY LIKE YOU ASKED.

In response to an email, subject line:

FEED THE CATS!!!! - MOM!!!!

I don't think she understands that capital letters on a computer screen denotes yelling. Ugh.

[Deleted]

Please just forward her the email on which your H BCCed you.

I don't even know the backstory and this would annoy the shit out of me.

[ECB]

Jul 18, 2013 13:14:13 GMT -5 cleo29 said:

I would respond but would not be able to resist saying "the name is X,Y,Z as you were told over a week ago via email and again, when H responded to your email."

Actually, I think I'd respond and say "DH told you the name of the movie when he replied to you on __ and __pm" and NOT mention the movie.  Make her go look....

[beautifulfields12]

She just wants to make sure YOU know the name of the movie. If you don't respond, it will imply that you don't know the name which means you are a bad mom. Obviously.

[Deleted]

Jul 18, 2013 13:23:03 GMT -5 aprilsails said:

Jul 18, 2013 12:35:02 GMT -5 romymichele said:

I would just like to point out that this is never ok.

My MIL does the exact same thing. The best part is that she also only writes emails in capital letters. My husbands standard response is:

MOM WHY ARE YOU YELLING AT US ABOUT WHEN THE CATS NEED TO BE FED? WE WILL FEED THEM ON TUESDAY LIKE YOU ASKED.

In response to an email, subject line:

FEED THE CATS!!!! - MOM!!!!

I don't think she understands that capital letters on a computer screen denotes yelling. Ugh.

My mom is the same way about using caps. Also, if I don't answer her FB messages, she'll type **taps on glass** or .... and it annoys the crap out of me. If you want to talk to me, call or email. Ugh.

[gmail]

Ugh, I'm sorry you're her new hobby!

My mom emails with an excessive amount of punctuation.

"How was the movie??"

"What are you doing this weekend???"

[HiC]

Jul 18, 2013 13:25:49 GMT -5 @applesauce said:

Please just forward her the email on which your H BCCed you.

I don't even know the backstory and this would annoy the shit out of me.

I would do this too....

[UMaineTeach]

she wants to see if you have her emails blocked.

[UMaineTeach]

Jul 18, 2013 12:35:50 GMT -5 @cse1960 said:

Jul 18, 2013 12:32:49 GMT -5 @scottydeux said:

  No, I've already  bragged all over here that ds1 is a production assistant on a movie they're filming here! The Bloody Benders, is what it's called, and it's awesome. He's so happy.

Just googled the name of the movie and found it to be an interesting story of history I'd never heard. cool.

[pantsparty]

Your H should have just cc you, not bcc.

[rex]

My MIL does this with texts.

My H and I have to converse before either of us replies, then one of us answers her (usually me).

A week later, FIL will text just my H asking the SAME question.

I don't understand this behavior. It is irritating.

[yourmother]

Have you replied to her? If so, what did you say?

If you haven't yet, why don't you reply and say something like, "DH told me he emailed you back with the answer. Did you get his email?"