Comments on: More From The Free Range Stupid…In~Laws, That Is!

By: Sara Elizabeth Bonds

Sara Elizabeth Bonds — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 14:47:32 +0000

Yikes!! Sadly, your Mom sounds like mine was through my growing up. She is well now (medicated and has had much therapy). I am sorry you had to deal with this drama.

By: Sara Elizabeth

Sara Elizabeth — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 14:47:32 +0000

Yikes!! Sadly, your Mom sounds like mine was through my growing up. She is well now (medicated and has had much therapy). I am sorry you had to deal with this drama.

By: Ann Tracy's

Ann Tracy's — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 03:48:00 +0000

Oy Vey…. just wait until your FIL realizes that Mommy Dearest will always be at the bottle until she decides to stop. I grew up with an alkie mom who when she gave it up finally, my sister and I thought we’d have a sane mom. Well we realized that she was crazy to start with and the booze was a medication for her. Best of luck in a sticky situation.

By: Ann Tracy

Ann Tracy — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 03:48:00 +0000

By: ChicagoLady

ChicagoLady — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 01:44:00 +0000

I did try the Stopwatch timing page. Very interesting. My blog took about 3 seconds to load (not much there to load) and yours took about 28 seconds to load. I do know that your header is NOT what takes that much time. It is the ads and widgets down the right side. That being said, I agree with you, that if you don't waiting for the page to load, you don't have to read the blog.

I look forward to reading this one, so I don't mind waiting the extra few seconds.

*Virtual hug*

By: ChicagoLady

ChicagoLady — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 01:38:00 +0000

I don’t envy the position you are being put in. I’m thankful to not have any dangerously crazy family members. My only advise is to make sure you do what’s best for you and your family (husband and child), not your mother or FIL.

By: Me

Me — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 18:26:00 +0000

I’ve got a few in-laws that remind me of yours..maybe we should get them all together and let them take care of each other. It sure would make things easier for the rest of us!

By: Me (aka Danielle)

Me (aka Danielle) — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 18:26:00 +0000

I’ve got a few in-laws that remind me of yours..maybe we should get them all together and let them take care of each other. It sure would make things easier for the rest of us!

By: This Crazy Thing Called Motherhood

This Crazy Thing Called Motherhood — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 17:42:00 +0000

Not sure why I couldn't find the "comment" hyperlink for your earlier post, but I'll just leave your "virtual hug" here!

I LOVE your blog header! Don't listen to anyone who whines about it taking forever to load. It doesn't. They might have a slow dial-up or something that makes it take longer, but it loads just fine for me.

As for the Mom thing-I feel your pain. Although my mom doesn't sound quite as "Cuckoo for Coco Puffs" as your mom, I can relate.

I can't stand it when I try to talk to someone about my mom and they just don't get it. If she didn't ritualistically beat me with a spiky stick, they think I shouldn't have a reason to complain, I guess.

My sister and I often talk about how we are the only two people on the planet who see our mother as we do...because she is only Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde for US. Its like a private show that we were the 'lucky' sole winners of tickets to. No one else sees it...so they don't get it...they don't believe it. And its maddening. But I gave up trying to explain it. Emotional abuse is real...and it sucks...and it is also practically impossible to explain to someone who hasn't lived with it.

Hang in there, sweetie! *hugs*

BTW, I am LOVING the pics you used to illustrate your point about your mom! lol

By: Cheryl Podolsky

Cheryl Podolsky — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 16:03:00 +0000

I think the reason why so many people downplay such things is because they’ve either been fortunate not to have been under the roof of one so insane, or have but can’t recognize it. Either way, you know the truth, although I can tell you from my own experience that this is sometimes precious little comfort.

Too many people see my mother as a frail old woman in a wheelchair. I see Satan on his throne. My MIL is perceived as a struggling, put-upon woman-who-could-have-married-anyone. I see a manipulative compulsive shopper who spends more than she earns, is never happy, and was definitely not anywhere beautiful enough to overcome her profound lack of gray matter.