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MIL is culturally Catholic and only religiously Catholic when it's convenient.
SO and I are avowed incredible liberal atheists. MIL has previously claimed that she failed as a mother because SO doesn't believe in anything. You know, despite having had several awesome jobs and living comfortably. He's a total failure to her. This is relevant.
A few years ago I posted some snarky things that were hilarious re: Easter. You know, zombie stuff, Eostre, things of that nature.
MIL called SO and complained that I was driving her off Facebook and she doesn't appreciate that. We laughed, he explained how Facebook works and I made a filter so MIL wouldn't see stuff like that anymore.
With this recent US election I've been more vocal and outspoken on Facebook and honestly haven't been bothering with the filter because everything is current events, not joke stuff. Calling out hypocrisy, taking things to logical conclusions.
Well, I post about the whole revamping of education and how the lines between church and state are getting blurred and erased. I comment that I would be totally down for a Satanist school since at least I know they'd teach some nice morals and correct science.
You can see where this is going, right?
MIL is HORRIFIED. Her granddaughters will go to hell! How could I do that?
I have awesome friends. They.... Kinda call her out (it was glorious). She postures with "I'm SO's mother!" and they basically respond with "....And?".
She tantrums and unfriends SO and I. Everything gets rug swept for a bit until tonight. She calls SO and the subject of DD2s first birthday is brought up. She states that if anyone comes to the party who was mean to her she won't go! And my friends need to learn to respect their elders! And while we're at it, why don't we ever ask her to watch DD1 and 2? Why is it always SIL? And so on. This is all second hand from SO.
SO is pissed, he's been mulling over it and really wants to tell her that everything that just happened is why we don't ask her. She remembers every slight perceived grievance that I make (which is why I don't talk to her anymore) because she thinks I'm passive aggressive. Things on my wall are obviously targeted at her. And even though she won't say it she's pissed off that SO didn't defend her from my friends. She tried to tell him that her aunt was reading it too. We don't care.
So that's the ongoing update. SIL will be watching dd2 this weekend so we can take DD1 to see beauty and the beast. And I'm already planning to ask one of the daycare ladies to babysit for us so we can have a date night.
Just because it's going to royally piss off MIL.
MIL, I can be passive aggressive. Just not on Facebook. Let's play.
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