Physical pain, like stubbing your toe or getting punched in the face, hurts. But words can injure even worse. If you had to remember the worst insult you’ve ever received, who was the person chucking it at you? Was it your worst enemy? Was it an ex who wanted to hurt you as much as possible? Or was it your partner’s parent who knew just the kind of buttons to push that would bruise the most?
For many people, mothers-in-law are the people who have uttered things so hurtful they can’t forget them to this day. Bored Panda came across several TikTok videos in which people shared the absolutely worst things their in-laws have ever said to them. Forget showing up in a white dress to upstage your daughter-in-law — these comments are so brutal that most of these MILs deserve to go straight to jail.
#1
She got mad at my husband for wanting to see his wife and kids first when he returned from rehab. We cut her out. Also shout out to my husband for 4 years sobriety!
61points
#2
She told me that she had a "hard time bonding" with my son (her first grandchild), because he looked too much like me. They completely ignored him as he grew up. He is now 34 and when she recently passed away I asked him if he was going to her funeral. He said "I don't know this person".
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57points
#3
After I had a miscarriage, I struggled with my mental health. My MIL told me to unalive myself because I went months without wanting to try again, depriving her of grandchildren. She’s never met my child btw. No contact for 5 peaceful years!
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56points
#4
She introduced me to people as “This is the person carrying my grandbaby.” I laughed one time cause someone’s response was “Does the incubator have a name?”
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54points
#5
My son passed at 2 days old. At his funeral in front of his casket said “eh I have 14 other grandkids anyways.”
52points
#6
She called my now husband while he was 2 states away for work and told him she saw me running around town all over some guy and he was driving my car…. She didn’t know I was sitting next to him 2 states away.
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50points
#7
The day my mother [passed away], my MIL said how excited she was to be the only grandma.
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46points
#8
She told me that if she [passed away] before her dog to have the dog put to sleep. Of course I just took Buttercup home and she’s now living her best life.
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45points
#9
She was livid when she found out he had a vasectomy because “what if you want more kids in your next marriage” … while I was in the room.
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43points
#10
"I was going to give you a mother's day card but you're not pregnant anymore"....6 weeks after a fetal demise.
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41points
#11
We went no contact with my grand mother after she called my daughter her "first" grand baby in front of our oldest son. That's how he found out he was adopted at 7.
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41points
#12
I became desperately ill at her house, and asked her to call 911. She said, “Stop being such a baby.” I had sepsis.
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39points
#13
When I was in labor I told her I didn’t want her in the room when I was pushing and she said I don’t care what you want that’s MY grandchild and I’m going to be here when she’s born nobody is gonna make me leave. The nurses gave me a safe word and had her removed.
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39points
#14
At my wedding reception she was walking around telling people our marriage wouldn't last longer then 6 mths. Married for almost 24 years.
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38points
#15
My MIL ( she passed away a while back) asked me to have my C section time moved to later in the day so she could sleep in. Baby was born at 7:35 am she showed up at Noon asking why we didn't wait for her.
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38points
#16
When I broke the news about my miscarriage, she said “Well, I wasn’t ready to be a grandma anyways.”
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35points
#17
Told me she hopes she never has any red headed grandchildren after meeting my mom who has red hair. Joke's on her- my youngest is a beautiful red head who gets nice comments anytime we are in public!
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35points
#18
"We liked his first fiancée better. She was a better fit with our family." We’ve been married 35 years now. I think it’s going to work out.
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35points
#19
Bought me a pair of xxxxxl pyjamas bottoms for Christmas and told me I could return them if they was too small HAHAHAHAHA so then I returned her son ……
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35points
#20
My ex MIL did some crazy voodoo ceremony and cut off a chicken's head wishing for my [demise]. true story. She was so horrific that we were guests on Oprah in 2020 on an episode about bad in-laws.
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34points