From The Confessional: ‘I Despise My MIL’

Oh my! [Scary Mommy](%2F%2Fscarymommy.com%2F%3Futm_campaign=38221%26utm_medium=scaryMommyDailyV2%26utm_source=newsletter%26utm_session=33bffe7e-9403-4594-a37e-5a45d2b75c10/1/010001839fb3c30b-a5828dda-4a84-455e-8c4e-61d6ab9a296e-000000/hzZ-EZMDv0xKktNdh9LJhzj4CI4=289) Oct 03, 2022 %2F%2Fwww.scarymommy.com%2Flifestyle%2Ffrom-the-confessional-in-laws%3Futm_campaign=38221%26utm_medium=scaryMommyDailyV2%26utm_source=newsletter%26utm_session=33bffe7e-9403-4594-a37e-5a45d2b75c10/1/010001839fb3c30b-a5828dda-4a84-455e-8c4e-61d6ab9a296e-000000/bht1dMUR0wyZsYeOELXeG_o7n9s=289 [From The Confessional: ‘I Despise My MIL’](%2F%2Fwww.scarymommy.com%2Flifestyle%2Ffrom-the-confessional-in-laws%3Futm_campaign=38221%26utm_medium=scaryMommyDailyV2%26utm_source=newsletter%26utm_session=33bffe7e-9403-4594-a37e-5a45d2b75c10/2/010001839fb3c30b-a5828dda-4a84-455e-8c4e-61d6ab9a296e-000000/N1ESK9piYO_csFP9o1gZ2GJx4N0=289) We’ve got another roundup from the confessional today, and this is one where I know a lot of y’all have spicy opinions: your in-laws. “The best thing about the pandemic is that it’s kept my in laws away which is good for my mental health,” admits one reader; “Staying at work longer than I have to this week bc MIL is in town,” says another. Read it, and if you’ve got anything to add, the link is [here](%2F%2Fdocs.google.com%2Fforms%2Fd%2Fe%2F1FAIpQLSfkSqRkBi5pkd0FDa41Q7FbRmgw1_X8GJeAiM30OZ3pzGbtaw%2Fviewform%3Futm_session=33bffe7e-9403-4594-a37e-5a45d2b75c10%26utm_campaign=38221%26utm_medium=scaryMommyDailyV2%26utm_source=newsletter/1/010001839fb3c30b-a5828dda-4a84-455e-8c4e-61d6ab9a296e-000000/ubSlY75v7vUQPVJ3O5Qo3I7JhnI=289). Kelly Faircloth, Executive Editor [READ MORE](%2F%2Fwww.scarymommy.com%2Flifestyle%2Ffrom-the-confessional-in-laws%3Futm_campaign=38221%26utm_medium=scaryMommyDailyV2%26utm_source=newsletter%26utm_session=33bffe7e-9403-4594-a37e-5a45d2b75c10/3/010001839fb3c30b-a5828dda-4a84-455e-8c4e-61d6ab9a296e-000000/E7U1E4WLztEJY2vuZbFYp9wzdxg=289) [Latest] [Latest] %2F%2Fwww.scarymommy.com%2Flifestyle%2Finterior-car-cleaning-tips-tiktok%3Futm_campaign=38221%26utm_medium=scaryMommyDailyV2%26utm_source=newsletter%26utm_session=33bffe7e-9403-4594-a37e-5a45d2b75c10/1/010001839fb3c30b-a5828dda-4a84-455e-8c4e-61d6ab9a296e-000000/6KNb96ysO83ER6TXuzrlGtXi8PU=289 THE TOUGH LOVE WE NEED [This TikTok Grandma's Viral Car Cleaning Tips Are Here To Overhaul Your Messy Mom-Mobile](%2F%2Fwww.scarymommy.com%2Flifestyle%2Finterior-car-cleaning-tips-tiktok%3Futm_campaign=38221%26utm_medium=scaryMommyDailyV2%26utm_source=newsletter%26utm_session=33bffe7e-9403-4594-a37e-5a45d2b75c10/2/010001839fb3c30b-a5828dda-4a84-455e-8c4e-61d6ab9a296e-000000/zw8CZNozVxlVEaDkP3uOzC7pjzs=289) Is your car one floorboard Starbucks cup away from being a certified disaster zone? 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