What can I do about this? Annoying Mother in Law?

Question

My Mother in LAw is staying with us for a month....she's very nice and everything but at night when we are all watching Tv together she falls asleep on the sofa...the thing is that when the kids are in bed I appreciate some time to talk to my husband alone....or even my Mother in Law! Any adult in fact! But whilst she is on the sofa SNORING...I cannot talk to my husband naturally...if I do then she briefly wakes up and mumbles at me...trying to catch the conversation..then falls asleep again! My husband has tried telling her "Go to bed Mum" but she says "Oh I like just dozing here." AAAAGHH! It's like she is SO insensitive and selfish...I dont want to sit next to a snoring drooling adult all night!!! She is always barefoot.. I hate the sight of bare feet unless they are attractive....hers are your average Granny feet! (troll-like) What would you do? BTW she has come from overseas to see the Grandkids so I have to have her here...it's only fairt and she's very helpful in the day.

Answer 1

To be honest I think you are just going to have to lump it!

I feel for you but at least she is nice - I have my sis in law visiting in a couple of weeks time and I cannot stand the woman!  (Long story)

Maybe you could record Home and Away and Neighbours or get old copies of 'Prisoner cell block H' and play them every night to drive her out of the room :P

Answer 2

One of your children's spouse will be talking about you like that one day. Try and make an effort to be nice while she's staying with you. You don't sound nice. What goes around comes around. If you have that bitter attitude, I expect you will grow into a real miserable old person and they will be saying worse things.

I wouldn't like to stay with you if you complain all the time. I feel sorry for her as she can't even relax with her family. I bet she wishes her son had married somebody nice who makes an effort when she stays.

Answer 3

Sorry but, hahahahaaa!!

Unlucky!!

I hate feet to :S :S ewwww!!

You could try going in a different room to chat or something, not sure theres really much you can do without being rude!! lol!!

Good Luck!!

=]

Answer 4

o.m.g you should have my mother in law then you would have something to moan about,  the troll feet remark was unkind, she sounds like she has worked hard all her life like my mum did and it shows in youre feet. At the end of the day she is the kids grandmother, chill out

Answer 5

watch tv in your bedroom and chat up there its not worth getting up set over a month!

Answer 6

Your complaining over nothing.

Answer 7

give her some slipper socks and make sure you thank her for helping you with  the kids .. maybe if you set up a dvd player in her room with a good movie that might make her go to bed earlier..................

Answer 8

Hey Think yourself lucky you don't have Joan R as a mother in law ..then life would suck !

Answer 9

put her in a home lol

Answer 10

Just adjourn to your bedroom. If you're talking to your husband you can't be watching the TV all that intently so just go up to your bedroom and leave granny feet to her downstairs dozing. She'll be off soon enough so the other option is to just put up with it for a little longer. You have to make these kinds of sacrifices for your partners family sometimes and everything will be back to normal once she's gone anyway.

Answer 11

Be thankful that she is helping and go to your room. If you wnt to talk with your hubby that badly, you wont need a tv.

Answer 12

It would be a nice time to get your nightly exercise, any thing to get some time to yourself while she tends the kids.

You can be creative enough to think of something to get away to yourselves.

Tell her you need to get back to your routine.

If there is a will there is a way.  Just do it.

I've been there before and I completely understand.

DeeJay.

Answer 13

is there some place outside you could sit and talk or maybe go for a stroll or is there a nice park close by? get creative. go the the mall. And just explain to your in-law that you like people to wear some sort of sock in  your home. that it is a rule not to go with bare feet. since all of you wear something I don't think  you will offend her. if you have a problem doing ti have hubby talk to her.