My MIL claims that when she was two, she was alone with her grandfather. She was in her “pram” when her grandfather started to “have a fit.” She climbed out of the pram and went to get help. Turns out, her grandfather was having a stroke and she saved his life.
AND AND AND....
When MIL was 11, she realized that her pregnant cousin was not well. MIL advised the cousin that they should “take that baby early.” The doctor disagreed. You see where this is going, right? Turns out they had to do an emergency csection later on and everyone almost died. The point of MIL’s stories is always the same: if you don’t follow her advice, people will die.
DH always says his mom doesn’t let the truth stand in the way of a good story.
Hahaha my mil claims that she potty trained my h at 6 months and by “she” she means her aunt who ran the daycare. Her aunt heard these claims and said that it was not true. He was not pt at 6 months, more like after 2, however, mil still insists that he was. She loves changing events to suit her narrative and she genuinely believes it. She is George costsnza.
My MIL says that my husband’s oldest sister was walking and potty trained by the time she was nine months old and everyone wanted to babysit her because she was just so amazing. She had oldest SIL when she was 17 and was a stay at home mom for all four of her kids. She always acts like it’s the worst thing in the world that I work and my daughter goes to daycare. Apparently my almost two year old daughter would already be potty trained if I stayed at home with her or if we moved to Idaho so MIL could take care of her.
However pointless to update: I did want to let everyone know we had an IL group text session last night, & things turned out much better than expected. Most importantly- my H was very satisfied & doesn’t doubt his mom’s love & interest in his life anymore (even though I literally gag while typing that because of the cheesiness, but it’s TRUE!). MIL & FIL claim they had NO idea how important it was to us that they return for Christmas. So we obviously should’ve been more clear on both sides. They’re happy & having a great time in FL, so everyone up north (H, SIL, BIL, & I) was (were) extremely satisfied with them spending the holidays down south. It basically took their reassurance for us to realize how stoked we are for a parent-free (FUN!) gtg! Plus we have OOT friends staying, who will be joining after their family dinner, so everyone’s super excited to meet-up, hug, eat, drink, & enjoy some festive cheer! YAY 🎄❤️