Mothers-In-Law Do Everything Wrong
Do you secretly cringe at the sound of your mother-in-law's voice? Do your eyes automatically roll to the back of your head as soon as her name is mentioned? Do you pray that she moves far, FAR AWAY?If so, you probably have M.I.L.D.E.W. - no, not the musty stuff in your bathroom, but Mothers In Law Do Everything Wrong. This acronym was created as a secret code word to allow the authors of this book to talk about their mother-in-law problems within earshot of their husbands.
M.I.L.D.E.W is a collection of hilarious real-life stories of mother-in-laws, as well as some "strategies" for spending time together unscathed. (Um, good luck with that.)
$9.95 at Amazon.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Jenni 3-27-2008 @ 6:36PM
I don't have any MILDEW in my life, but my husband does. I may just buy this to have some fun and laugh with my MIL.
I do feel for all of you out there. I was lucky enough to get the best mother-in-law in the world. I couldn't ask for a better one! I only wish my husband's MIL was just 1/4 as good as mine. Poor guy...
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isisaquaria 3-27-2008 @ 8:23PM
My MIL is great except for one little thing. She is always late, and I do not mean 5-10 min late...I mean it you want them there @6 tell her 5, and she might be there by 7.
After nearly 16 yrs of marriage, you'd think she'd figured it out-but thankfully my SIL and I can still get by with it. Outside of that, she is great. She loves me like a daughter, treats the kids like gold, and is a wonderful person with no sense of time.
My husband's MIL, yeah--she's okay.(;
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Angie Felton 3-27-2008 @ 8:51PM
My mother-in-law is fantastic.
She also lives a thousand miles away.
These two facts may or may not be related.
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Karen 3-27-2008 @ 9:42PM
I have had severe mildew problems in the past. Someone should have given me a big vat of fungicide for a wedding present. (Joking, sort of....LOL)
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Jennifer 3-27-2008 @ 10:19PM
I hear you there!!!!!!! If only I had known...
My MIL is great though I am with Angie on this one in that I am in CA and she is in NY... Hubby's MIL is in IL so it all works. ;-) (Both of our MIL's are really amazing and we are lucky to have them.)
Jennifer 3-27-2008 @ 10:35PM
I hear you there!!!!!!! If only I had known...
My new MIL is great though I am with Angie on this one in that I am in CA and she is in NY... Hubby's new MIL is in IL so it all works. ;-) (Both of our MIL's are really amazing and we are lucky to have them.)
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RobMonroe 3-28-2008 @ 7:55AM
I will say that I refer to my MIL as the CAMIL when I am saying things about her around others.
Crazy A$$ed Mother In Law. CAMIL.
I like MILDEW, too, but she doesn't do everything wrong. I love her and she treats my daughter and wife like angels, and me like a son. Sometimes too much.... since my wife reads PD too, I should stop.
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pgal 3-29-2008 @ 12:15PM
My MIL was a serious nightmare. A divorce from her son finally fixed that. Now years later I have the best DIL you could ask for. I always keep in mind what I went through before I open my mouth to give advice, or state an opinion. I am lucky in that she will ask what I think and our relationship is strong enough that we can agree to disagree on some things. My son has a great MIL and never has any complaints.
All this doesn't happen by accident, so as the kids grow up and get married keep in mind whose life it really is.
I guess the old saying "Do unto others...." is best remembered.
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