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Concetta
Super March 2020

mil ruined a part of my wedding

Concetta, on May 1, 2020 at 11:45 AM Posted in Family and Relationships 0 16

Hi everyone Smiley smile we had our beautiful wedding in March but I have some anger towards my mother in law still... so as a back story she never goes to any party she always says she does not like parties etc etc so when we first got engaged she would say that she will not attend our wedding and would rather die than come to our wedding... than she said if there was liquor she would not attend (does not drink - neither do I but her son and our friends do) than it was will come but not dance with her son or walk in to party or ceremony. Fast forward a week before the wedding I told her we would have a car pick up her and father in law at 3-3:30 in the afternoon so they can leave Queens to our venue because it was a Friday afternoon we know what the traffic can be like, she said no that it was too early I said no you need to have enough time for traffic.... well she ended up leaving her home at 4:30 because all of a sudden the week of the wedding husband's cousin who happens to be mil favorite person ever decided to come to the wedding (hello change of seating chart!!!!) so since she flew IN THE MORNING OF THE WEDDING her and mil complained that husband or his siblings who were at the hotel getting ready could not go get her... she took a cab to mother in law's house and decided to sleep all day... my mil felt bad to wake her up so instead showed up an hour late for family photos, we did our plan B my family photos, quick walk through and than were just sitting around waiting for them!! now I am devastated like you really couldn't be on time, now this I could have gotten past.. but as she shows up an hour late when the photographer is trying to take the pics she is pretending to be asleep, looking down, turning her face, closing her eyes insisting she does not want to take any photos!! I started shaking I could not breathe I was literally about to faint!!! so here is the kicker, we had the list of who to take pics with his cousin decided last minute to come she was not on the list so when we took pics with the last group of his family we called her to take a pic... mil comes on her own and says "me too" and I simply said no... hold on so you're telling me you couldn't take 1.pic with your son 2.pic with your kids and husband 3.pic of whole family but you now want a pic with your niece!!! I was livid... this just ruined my day I know something so small but to this day it still bothers me... than at the party she was dancing on chairs!!! but was making all of this fuss. She also declined to my bridal shower but ended up coming at the end with my husband, she declined because she was too shy yet walked in like Mrs. America so loud and when we were playing games was shouting out commentary ! the day prior to our wedding we went to get the marriage license and she said she lost husband's birth certificate, we went to the office to obtain the license and you know they would not give the license without the birth certificate even though he had everything but it and I understand that I do... but than tell me how all of a sudden she found it so we had to go to her house get it than go back to the office... delaying his hair cut, my nails, our day etc etc... I just feel like she has been a monster. please do not judge me for saying this, maybe getting it off of my chest will make me feel better, but whenever I think of my wedding I cry or get upset or a headache all I can think of is her!

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Latest activity by Autumn, on May 1, 2020 at 9:08 PM
  • Viktoria
    Savvy August 2021
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    You need to move away from her lol Toxicity is real and she sounds like a narcissist. She will never be good for your mental health. I hope your husband can see and understand that. You don’t deserve that energy in your life
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  • Concetta
    Super March 2020
    Concetta ·
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    Thank you, I am hoping we will move a little bit farther when we purchase our home. As I was crying in the bathroom my husband said it’s not the time to talk about it... now he says the day is over! He did tell her she hurt my feelings and she cried saying that we do not appreciate her showing up and shame on us and apparently he told her the day of the wedding that she needed to apologize and she said you need to have respect I’m your mother.... so i guess to him he said his peace and he’s over it but I think I deserve an apology at least idk
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  • Autumn
    Devoted July 2020
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    Oh I don't care WHO she is, if she was acting like that at my wedding no one would have let me been the one to deal with it, it shouldn't have been your problem! Also, why isn't your FH standing up to his mother and telling her that behavior isn't ok??? Honestly if anyone causes a problem at my wedding my father will be dragging them off premises lmao sounds like she made the day about herself!

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  • Rebelle Fleur
    Master July 2021
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    Wow. Wow. That is a lot of childish behavior from someone that’s supposed to be an adult. It looks like she was trying her best to get a reaction out of you. You handheld it very well. Honestly, after the show she put on at the bridal shower and her behavior leading up to the wedding I would have rescinded her invitation. That’s awful that she tried to ruin your pictures. Did your husband speak to her about her behavior? If you focus on all the things she did to ruin your experience then she wins. Remember the good parts of the day. Push aside all the negative behavior and try to replace them with all the good things that happened that day. Don’t let her live in your head. That is exactly what she wants and you’re letting her get her way. I’d send her a big picture of her looking like an idiot in the wedding photos as a gift and move on, keeping her at arms length.
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  • Belle
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    Wow... What a wild lady. She basically ridiculed herself and your dh. I am very sorry. I can’t imagine how upsetting that is.


    Please move as far as you could and limit her in your life.
    🥂
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  • Viktoria
    Savvy August 2021
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    Yeah don’t expect an apology. My mother is similar to this(narcissist) and it’s all about her. She literally thinks my wedding is hers. What I have learned is that you have to look at her for who and what she is and accept that. With my mom.. I expect that she will say things and upset me. I accept her being awful and am able to have my own dialogue in my head about how messed up she is that she can’t even be nice. It’s almost a level of pity and empathy? I just emotionally and mentally separate myself so I am not affected as much. It’s really hard but just know this is who she is and always be ready for that. You can’t change others but you can change how you process and react. ❤️❤️ Such bull you don’t deserve any of this ESP day of
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  • Caytlyn
    Legend November 2019
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    This sounds like a husband problem, not a MIL problem. Why isn't he doing anything about this? Your MIL is in the wrong, but you can't change her behavior. People like her don't change. Your husband definitely shouldn't allow her to treat either of you this way.

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  • Concetta
    Super March 2020
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    Thank you!!! my family was in the suite eating and such while we were in the photo studio, the photographer literally told her "take one pic and than go home!" I felt so bad for him!! thank you!!! that is how I feel, I felt like in that moment in front of everyone he should have said hey knock it off are you kidding me!! you know even though he told her she hurt me I feel like I needed him to take more action

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  • Concetta
    Super March 2020
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    Thank you very much. I wish in the end she would have kept her word and not shown up at all... I know I must sound crazy my memories of my day are this awfulness but its like once I get the thought it takes hours even days to go away! that is the best part, a family member took pics with their phone on the side she goes oh my niece sent a pic and you looked like you wanted to kill me so I just deleted it I was so embarrassed... YOU were embarrassed of my face!! hello!

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  • Concetta
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    They are so weird, I agree with you 100% but its like whenever she makes her comments or her actions not my husband, his sister or brother address it theyre just oh that's how she is oh shes not all there in the head... excuse me why don't you tell her this is not right?!

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  • Caytlyn
    Legend November 2019
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    Yeah, that would be a huge red flag for me. I would look into couple's therapy to resolve this before she starts to take over other areas of your marriage.

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  • M
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    So, obviously all of that is terrible, but she announced from the very beginning that she was going to behave terribly ("...when we first got engaged she would say that she will not attend our wedding and would rather die than come to our wedding").

    I would do everything you can from this second onward to set and live your boundaries with her. You cannot change her (repeat this as much as needed) but you CAN chose not to deal with her or allow her to ruin things. That said, this will only work if your husband agrees and you two set and live those boundaries together. If he does not then, as Caytlyn said, you actually have a husband problem, not a MIL problem.

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  • M
    Expert October 2021
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    So much this.

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  • Kate
    Expert October 2020
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    She’s awful. AWFUL. She would be entirely cut off from me. Your husband should be the to deal with any communications from here on out, this isn’t on you. After that catastrophe, he just better understand. I would not want that type of entitlement in my new chapter of life.
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  • Pirate & 60s Bride
    Legend March 2017
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    She’s terrible and your hubby should cut contact with her. I’d consider a vow renewal just the two of you in the future.
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  • Autumn
    Devoted July 2020
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    Oh 100%!! If that's how our wedding started and I was disrespected like that and my FH didn't stand up for me I wouldn't have walked down that isle lol

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