Hello all, I came across this site through google when i typed in 'nasty mother in law' and I am so glad there are others to talk with about this subject.
I am almost 27 and my husband has just turned 42 so there is 15 years between us, therefore my MIL thinks I am no good for her son as 'I will only run off with someone younger in years to come', she doesn't see that we're in love or happy and always refers to me as a bitch to her other sons and daughter and has evan called me a bitch over the phone (to me).
She is catholic and I am C of E and we got married in my church which she hated, she came to the wedding but walked out just as I was about to walk down the isle and couldn't bring herself to smile on the photo's not evan the one of her and Tom (my hubby) by themselves.
Before we were married at the begining of our engagement she had been diagnosed with depression for 3 years, never leaving the house for all that time, so having worked with mental health I felt for her , but the second we were engaged she sudddenly came out of herself enough to tell me every time my husband was out of the room that we were going to get married in the catholic church finger wagging and all!

needless to say I stopped going round and it took me a while to tell my darling hubby because no-one else ever heard this and she was supposed to be depressed! My husband had never seen any bad in his mum but he BELIEVED ME!
I know my husband Loves me so have trusted him in what to do with his own mother, I have nothing to do with her now and never will, her youngest son who has a drink and drug problem can shove me afew times (bearing in mind he is 6ft 2 and 13-14 stone and I am 5ft 4 and 9 stone) and so I defended myself and yet I apparently punched him in the face 24 times! it's laughable really but it can get you down, but I have the most wonderfull husband it's so hard to believe that he came from her seriously! He supports me and if she puts me down he tells her where to go. But one things for sure she has signed a contract to NEVER see any grandchild that comes from my body unless it's a photo from one of my bro or sis in law, as I'm not having a nasty old cow like that putting my mothering or child down! and shes supposed to be a good catholic, what a load of b0ll0ckz
