I need to vent so bad. I normally like my mother in law, but lately I can not spend more that 2 minutes near her or on the phone. She is always crying about money, her job, her life in general (but recieved a huge amt from a settlement and is not in wanting for anything). Whenever anyone else has a problem she tells them how it would be in her shoes, the never ending pitty party for her is constant. She never says anything nice to say about our plans concerning children (we plan on having 2). Her rude and intrusive comments always go without any consequences because she has already alienated other family members and can not come to grips with the outcome of having them basically disown her. So, instead of asking her to back off a little and let us be, I am here venting. I used to feel bad for her now I just see her as a whine bag. My husband and I don't get into arguments about this and have a pretty good relationship. I have mentioned this to him a couple times and he agrees but I do not want him to feel uncomfortable in anyway and know that he loves his mother very much as well as me. I could never come between that. I just need to limit my time spent with her and hope that I don't explode. Like I said, I can tolerate her and know that my husband has been getting sick of it too. It is not place to say anything because she is his mother and I would be pissed if he ever said anything negative to my mother. (I would rather) How many people have problems with their mother/father in laws?