Why are there so many jokes about mother-in-laws

my real mother in law I hardly new she lived in Barbados and I met her only once. My husband and I were divorced 5 years later. Now I have a boyfriend of 8 years and I love her, she is my mother in law and she is a beautiful jewish woman. I love her, her health is failing and we have been so worried now since October of last year. There is always something going on.

That sounds like my mother in law, not even a lion could stop her. It's a shame when MIL is so bad that they ae the blunt of crazy jokes. I hope i NEVER BECOME A HORRID mil.

We have a male friend who gets angry at mother-in-law jokes. He points out that his mother-in-law was the only person who ever offered to keep the kids so he and his wife could have a chance to have some fun when they were all four youngsters.

Cute joke. My first mother in law I didn't like very much at all. She lived far away and I only had to deal with her a maximum of once a year. Sometimes less even. My ex doesn't have a really close relationship with her anyway. My mother in law now...we got off on the wrong foot. Well, we didn't really do much of anything for years. My husbands parents live far from us as well. Due to my husband's ex-wife there was some strain for quite a while. We get along great now though! I love going to visit them. My parents and his parents are meeting for the first time this summer and we have been together for 6 years. He is a little nervous but I think it will be fine!

I think mother in laws backed themselves into that corner through their own efforts. Even though I do not have one I have seen the behaviour of some that is just nerve racking. Its nice to know you get along with your in laws. It must be a plus to relationship not having to fight with them.

There are many mother-in-laws that are jokes. Some mother in laws have major boundary issues.

i guess a lot of people dont like their mother in law but i also think that there are jokes for almost everyone in the world (lumped into groups like blondes etc) so why would mother in laws escape? lol

That sounds too close to home like my future MIL! Apparently when my Mr.'s parents were getting divorced, the lawyers referred to her as "The Dragon"!

Hi raydene! That is a good one my friend! It is really amusing. What can I say about mother in laws? They say, if I have nothing good to say, better just don't say anything at all. I am just joking! I guess, my relationship with my mother in law is kinda alright, not perfect but okay. My mother in law is a very strong woman who loves her children very much. She was a widow when she was in her late twenties. My husband is her eldest and she has raised all four of her children alone. She send them to school until all finished with degrees in the university that is why sometimes, she gets a little bit possessive with her offsprings. Just my thoughts dear friend. Take care and have a nice day!

its funny that this guy see his own mother-in-law as a lion,i guess some MIL do make life difficult for their daughters or son in laws and this is why there are some cruel jokes about them,but i really dont have anything negative about mine,she is pleasant if you ask me i guess am one of the few lucky ones

Like everything else in life there are good ones and bad ones. I have had two (MIL's that is). My first one was a drunk who barely skimmed the surface of my life. When she passed away there was hardly a affect on me or on her son. Sounds horrid doesn't it? But I had met her twice and both times she was drunk, she rarely called, she forgot birthdays of her son and her grandsons, the only time she had any contact with her family is when she wanted something. My current MIL is quite different. We have a mixed relationship that is often quite funny. During the early days of my dating her only son she use to "pray against me". She even went so far as to have one of the Bishops of her church try to convince my now husband that I was a mistake. Whenever I called she was rude, sometimes even hanging up on me. I stood as Godmother to my now niece and because of that she refused to attend the Christaning. She spoke against me at every opportunity. When my now husband and I eloped he called her afterwards and said "Mom I have bad news, we got married today". So now nine years later we have an odd relationship. She has since apologized to me for all her bad acts. We have a cordial relationship on the surface. She still doesn't really like our marriage because it means no grandchildren. I am 19 years older than my husband and have no plans for more. I am only 8 years younger than her so we are really peers from a generational perspective. She will at times say things to my husband that are just wrong and that make him feel bad. I have no issue with calling her out on them. She doesn't know how to take that, if he had married someone of his own culture and age they would never do this, she would be queen bee. Ah well, MIL can be wonderful or hateful. It is really always their choice the relationship they form with the new members of the family. I have a daughter-in-law today who I adore. I will have another one in less than three weeks who I also adore. I treat them with respect and love. Hopefully they know they are part of my family and that they have a friend in me.