Mother-in-law

Did I mention that Matthew’s birthdate is the same as my mother-in-law’s? Sigh of all dates… Well, she didn’t even bother to visit me or baby Matt in the hospital, in fact she didn’t visit us at all until a week later. That’s my mil.

I have colleagues who came all the way from Jurong (in a cab!) just to visit me in the hospital the day after Matt was born. They skipped lunch, had a rushed visit, but they came, and they are just colleagues.

I envy all my friends who have wonderful mil’s who cook and sometimes clean for them! If mine had her way, she’d get me to cook and clean for her, I’m not kidding, she actually voiced out the ‘cooking for her’ part a few years back. That was back when I was cooking every night. She wanted to move to somewhere near us so that she can come over for dinner! Somehow she’s got it backwards, harlo!... It’s the parents that supposed to cook for the kids to come home to not the other way around.

Anyway, back to the visit. My mil came over on the 8th day after Matt was born, came in and the first thing she did was comment on the confinement food that my mom had prepared for me. I really don’t like people to make comments when they don’t even bother to help out in the first place. Then she went to see baby Matt who was sleeping in his cot and talked very loudly in the room, on purpose? I really don't know.. maybe old age deafness setting in. She then came back out since baby Matt didn’t wake up (thank God!) and talked to Sam and Kelv and worst part of all she made sarcastic remarks about me to Sam who’s all of 6 years old!! Sam didn’t catch it naturally but I'm sure she's okay with that cos it was meant to offend me. Can you believe that woman? She continued with her chatter and in the 45 minutes that she was in my home, she did not once ask me how I was. Yes, that’s my mil.