Mothers-in-law are often misrepresented in soap operas as villains who are out to demonize their child’s husband or wife. They are characterized as overprotective naggers who are unyielding and judgemental. Fortunately, this scenario does not reflect what happens in real life.
In fact, to most families, mothers-in-law are darlings who are generous with their time and resources. They are also unwittingly hilarious as they make blunders like buying phallic gifts for their sons-in-law or when they send a knitted sweater for a pet snake.
Here are 73 real-life mothers-in-law who will definitely make you see how lovable they can be.
1) “So my Mother-in-law is taking a Photoshop class…”
@OnlyZuul:
“Your mother-in-law seems like an awesome lady.”
2) “My father in law(73) and mother in law(70) went on a cruise a few weeks ago. This was their embarkation photo.”
@senseisntsocommon:
“The suspenders are a nice touch. Says I like to rock, but I don’t want my pants to fall down.”
3) “Over the toilet in my mother-in-law’s bathroom, always makes me a little uncomfortable.”
@rvadevushka:
“I have to say, as a woman this is the first time I have ever considered the fact that my male guests face the wall behind my toilet when they use it. I guess I’m in the clear because I have one of those etagieres there and I just keep bars of fancy soap, lotions, and candles on it. Nothing stares back at them while they pee.”
4) “Just got this snap from the mother-in-law.”
@kivey1:
“I think the white one’s broken.”
@DonnyTheNuts:
“Keeping the box in the window is a good idea, that way when you need a cat it will be fully charged.”
5) “Mother-in-law bought these to embarrass me. It didn’t work.”
@zombiecheesus:
“Someday, you will be 55 years old and in a meeting. Someday, this will appear on a giant screen in front of everyone. Someday…”
6) “My mother-in-law knitted my wife’s snake a Christmas sweater.”
@bitsculpt:
“Yisssssssssss.”
@ThePixeljunky:
“That’s one dope nope rope.”
7) “Grandma made this for babies room. My mother-in-law is the best.”
8) “So, I saved a dying baby squirrel once, and now my mother-in-law thinks I’m the Squirrel Whisperer.”
9) “My favorite mug. My mother in law gave it to me”
10) “Mother-in-law complained about the sun being in her eyes. I closed the blinds, turned around and saw this.”
@iampurplelungs:
“Your mother-in-law’s face really lights up the room.”
11) “I sat there, staring, wondering why my religious Mother in Law had a severed toe Christmas tree ornament. Upon closer inspection…”
@lovesamoan:
“Joy toe the world”
@appdirect:
“It’s a mistle-toe.”
12) “My girlfriends’ mom sends me pictures of family gatherings that I don’t attend. I do however suspect that she spices them up to make me jealous.”
@justathought:
“So realistic! Even I’m jealous of the mushrooms they had!”
13) “My mother in law just hit level 30 on Pokémon Go. This is the table when we arrived for dinner today.”
@rnrcaba:
“I never thought I would live to see the day where I could talk to my non-nerd family members about going out and catching pokemon. What a time to be alive.”
14) “My mother in law just texted me this asking “What is ass 19?”
@droidobscura:
“Considering she knew she was inside a pizza shop.. This was probably a mom making a dad joke.”
15) “My future mother-in-law gives the best gifts.”
@javierblanco:
“I have a bunch of these all over my apt. But this is my favorite one I’ve seen.”
16) “My mother-in-law put a sign on my car without telling me. I’m not even mad.”
@APsychiatricPatient:
“Or because you have bees in the car.”
@apoeticturtle:
“Actually, then I would stop and get out of the car.”
17) “Mother-in-law bought a painting at Goodwill… she said it was a pretty sun with a meteor crashing into it.”
@DrSparticus:
“She must have quite the fertile imagination.”
@rj20876:
“Don’t egg her on.”
18) “When your mother in law sends you a late Christmas present….”
19) “Mother in law thinks quivers are overrated”
@anonymous:
“Love the sleeveless turtleneck to confirm mom-in-law authenticity.”
20) “My mother-in-law got a goat. Meet Cedric.”
@anonymous:
“She had a kid.”
@ChubbySquid:
“Please inform Cedric that it is not appropriate to wear the fleece of his deceased siblings.”
21) “My mother in law is pretty funny!”
@Cathleen Morris:
“So close … so close!”
22) “Mother-in-law found this on a martini bottle 30 years ago. She makes us read it when she thinks we’re drunk.”
@Stefapalooza:
“I’m a college graduate and I barely made it through that.”
@HelpImTrappedInMyComputer:
“I seriously love this. I think this be the next Christmas gift, to my entire family.”
23) “My mother in law really got the hang of this game….”
@Hollymarie123:
“Was made even more awkward by her pointing at my husbands head and laughing into her wine glass!”
24) “My mother in law had a “virtual” Thanksgiving dinner with us this year.”
@ondeuce:
“The baby took the picture?”
@RadicalRobot:
“It’s amazing that we live in an era that allows stuff like this to happen. We’re living in the future, guys.”
25) “Told my boyfriend’s mom it was the first night of Hanukkah and she made me this while I was out of the room.”
@SavorTheJourney:
“If your BF has the same sense of humor & spirit, you’ve scored.”
26) “Mother-in-law asked me to take the turkey out of oven. Asked for pot holders and this is what she gave me”
@damelamusica:
“Pot holders for things that are baked? *sighs*”
@overfiend1976:
“I would have trouble not referring to them as PotPot holders every time after that.”
27) “Camping in bear area and my mother in law gives me this on our trip…..”
@edwardian:
“It’ll go well with the meatloaf scented sleeping bag she got for you. . . I think she MAY be trying to get rid of you…”
28) “My mom made this for my wife for her birthday. It’s the evolution of my daughter’s temper tantrum.”
@illaqueable:
“Babies 101: crying means anything.”
@jediprincess:
“That’s horrifying…brb, gotta take my birth control.”
29) “Never loved my mother in law more than the moment after she gave me this. (Mind you, she’s old school and doesn’t know memes)”
@SameAsItEverWas:
“This is hilarious because there are people in the world who think that none of this existed until the interned ”invented” memes! lol!”
30) “Mother-in-law won cards against humanity last night (playing all 4 of her children).”
@tevek1:
“For me the problem wasn’t explaining to my parents what some of the words meant. It was the look my mother gave that was full of judgement for knowing what some of those words were. She judged me the hardest for explaining bukkake to her. Something I very much didn’t want to do.”
31) “Went to my boyfriend’s mom’s house for Christmas…she got me this.”
@Wanda Queen:
“Awww, that means she likes you! You’re grandbaby approved!”
@therealpixie:
“Unless it’s so she can avoid it.”
32) “Pizza you say? Here’s my mother-in-law preheating a cutting board.”
@IT_MIGHT_BE_MATT:
“I hate that moment of just staring at your own stupidity thinkin “…well f*ck…”
@omguar:
“The worst thing in the world is being totally, completely pissed off with nobody to blame but yourself. We’ve all had those moments.”
33) “My Mother-in-Law said she gave up on Grandkids.”
@teaelf:
“Passive. Tell her you are looking into adoption and ask for input.”
34) “Mother in law brought us some fudge from Uranus.”
@lanceloomis:
“They know what they are doing.”
Bway_Gonnabe11:
“The best fudge comes from Uranus – I’m crying.”
35) “This is how much my mother in law thinks of me. I think I lost most favorite son-in-law status.”
36) “My mother in law thought she would be funny.”
@Echo:
“Yeah obviously this is not the first prank gift from Grandma.”
37) “When Your Boyfriend’s Mom Reuses Boxes for Christmas…”
@_CodyB:
“Now you know where she has been hiding the presents before Christmas.”
@Susan Forbes:
“Works in a hospital, does she?”
38) “My mother-in-law just showed me the “chip-n-dip” that my husband made in art class in 3rd grade. She didn’t get why I was laughing so hard.”
@ethnicmike:
“Please don’t put guacamole in that.”
@robrudewastaken:
“Sighs…unzips.”
39) “My mother-in-law has this thing hanging in our kitchen window and it is creeping me the f*ck out!”
@DrFloydPepper:
“I bet it’s from a wine bottle. My mother and I lost our Xmas stuff in a flood and didn’t have much to buy new stuff.”
40) “My mother in law stopped by and fed the dog…”
@Endless__Throwaway:
“Yeah this sucks. My mom was watching my dog and did something similar because she couldn’t get a grip on the bag and in frustration used scissors. So we just use one of those giant chip bag clips to keep it closed.”
@rootinspirations:
“I was more mildly infuriated at the brand than how the bag was opened!”
41) “My mother in law tried to bake some round sugar cookies while drunk.”
@AuspiciousProductions:
“All cookies are good cookies.”
@StephanieWasTheTrueVillainOfLazyTown:
“Except raisin cookies. Those are just lies and sadness.”
42) “My future mother-in-law on her first trip to get supplies for the wedding…”
@sweed:
“Wife her instead.”
@bitflip:
“What’s she going to get for the guests?”
43) “Received a gift from my mother in law.”
@GrizzledBastard:
“Sweet! I just lost the top to my decanter and now I’ve got just the thing to cork it. Thanks for the idea!”
@pancakethunder:
“That’s a very nice buttplug stand.”
44) “Asked my mother in law for eye drops. Almost put this in my eyes.”
@Flashbang1985:
“She claims she didn’t know. She knows. She knows.”
@I_BK_Nightmare:
“I recently found my self in a situation without my contact solution and asked my dad if he could pick me up some while he was out. Of course he brings back a contact cleanser of some sort that contains hydrogen peroxide. All I can say is, I wish I had read the bottle more closely before I put my contacts in the next day.”
45) “So my mother in law is so funny. We came home to this in our bathroom!”
46) “Brother got engaged. Mother-in-law shows her support.”
@thebridget:
“And so, the mother in law stereotype begins.”
@Eamonn Anderson:
“Dad humor in a nutshell.”
47) “Future Mother-In-Law brought a pie to our BBQ… Think she’s trying to tell us something?”
48) “Special thanks to my mother in law for the gift.”
49) “My mother in law knew how to combine my gaming and music in one gift.”
@ozzie387:
“I heard Peter Gabriel has one made out of a Genesis.”
50) “The mother-in-law is about to go home to the states after visiting us in Australia. This is what a lot of her luggage looks like.”
51) “Found this in my mother in law’s car. Fairly confident this means she hunts vampires.”
@magpie:
“Drznk?”
@NicollHunt
“I don’t know either but I’m guessing it’s something to do with eternal life.”
52) “Mother in-law cleaning her house and found these. Asked me if I needed any.”
@exquisite2013:
“I still remember when we all freaked out over how innovative this was.”
@Pi:
“Yes, I could use some coasters and funky canvas for my art projects!”
53) “My future mother-in-law is amazing. And super funny. Lol, he was super hot!”
@CBN2143:
“Eye candy alert! haha!”
@Uriel Gray:
“Lol for a moment I thought she was just an avid gardener.”
54) “Passive-aggressive sheets at my Mother-in-Law’s house”
@HouseOfApplesaus:
“Those sheets look as old as my Cabbage Patch kids set. But not as old as my vintage Super Man pillow cases.”
55) “This framed picture of Tom Selleck in my mother-in-law’s basement kitchen.”
@Carolina Carolina:
“My brother used to be able to make my mum cry by telling her that Tom Selleck was gay.”
@Donkedonkeydonk:
“My SO has always had a resemblance to him. Because of this, older women constantly flirt with him. It’s adorable. And a little unsettling.”
56) “I’m always mugged off with chocolate at home so my Mother-In-Law bought me this Nutella tub & that’s why I love her.”
@Cat Meow:
“She’s a keeper.”
@Gillian Black:
“She loves you. Don’t cross her, just agree with all she says.”
57) “My boss just sent this in our groupme. This is her mother in law bracing for Irma in Florida.”
@Lady Lazarus:
“Don’t forget to take the bottle opener.”
@Ok Ha-Neul:
“Your boss’ MIL is so cool, but your boss is cooler for sharing this with you all.”
58) “My mother in law thought she was giving my 6 yo daughter a Disney princess poster. Instead she got hometown hotties.”
@looof:
“She seems happy.”
@Karnelia:
“Common mistake. I always mix them up too.”
59) “Mother-in-law found this “figurine” in her yard and thought it was cute, so naturally, she decided to put it with the rest of her collection.”
@KnightXCV:
“Where did you get this vase? Oh, I found it in your laundry when I was cleaning up. It smelled awful, so I cleaned it. Doesn’t it look nice?”
@IneegoMontoya:
“She needs some POTting soil and pull the WEEDs. She should ask MARY JANE for help.”
60) “Mother-in-law just posted this on the book of faces.”
@Mmaxs:
“A meme’less world? God forbid.”
@qyloo:
“Life would be memeingless.”
61) Glitter beard challenge accepted!
62) “Gift from my mother in law, apparently it’s a beer chiller…”
@L0rdR1ch4rd1317:
“It can be whatever you want it to be.”
@mikeTRON250LM:
“Or your MIL thinks you are a tight ass…”
63) “My mom had a little fun with my husband’s Christmas gift.”
@telephonetuffguy:
“I hope your mom didn’t reproduce. Wait. God damn it.”
@Nugsly:
“For anyone else who does not get it: totes = Totally. Adorbs = Adorable.”
64) “My ultra conservative mother in law accidentally liked a Budweiser ad. Hilarity and heartfelt well wishes ensues.”
“If you see a post saying that I like beer know that it is a lie. I don’t know how it ever got on Facebook but nothing could be further from the truth.”
Her equally conservative friends went on to comfort her by saying that she had probably been hacked, and were concerned about her well-being.
@anonymous:
“I honestly don’t understand this thought process. Like people believe that “hackers” would hack somebody’s account just to like a beer commercial.”
@brotatowolf:
“What scumbag hacker would sink low enough to make it appear that such a lovely woman drinks sin juice? Shameful ! ! ! LOL to you and your family.”
65) “My mother in law…”
@Andaroodle:
“I love how it classifies shards of glass as sharp.”
@steelrz:
“What kind of tattoo parlor doesn’t put devil blood in the ink?”
66) “My mother-in-law vs carpenter bees”
@xilstudio:
“She knows they are just termites in bee suits and have no sting, right?”
@ihaveawaywithwords:
“That is pretty good carpentership for bees. How much are you paying them to keep your mother in law away?”
67) “Was playing around with the new camera with My fiancee’s brother and snapped this shot of my Future Mother-In-Law…..”
@AlaskanPolyGlot:
“Fed-up mother-in-law meme potential!”
@Athedeus:
“Remember, mother-in-laws are a glimpse of the future.”
@poisoncharger:
“You better listen to every word she says. Or else.”
68) “So my mother in law thinks I do drugs.”
@Lexx608:
“Color me purple!”
@Dawn Frank:
“I almost dyed laughing!”
@Clowton:
“It’s a pigment of her imagination.”
69) He asked for straws while in the hospital. So, his MIL brought him Willy Wonka straws – without the Wonka!
70) Butter her up, but only if you mean it!
71) Naive mother-in-law just wants the truth.
@Progressive16:
“It’s always funny when people take The Onion seriously.”
@becausefrog:
“The Onion has been around nearly three decades! How do people still not know what it is? It’s was around before the world wide web! It never ceases to amaze me.”
72) “Hors d’oeuvres my mother in law put out for us today…”
@sowhatsinaname:
“You complaining? I would kill some damn olives and cheese right now!!”
Echo:
“So seriously… this is what I eat for a midnights snack. That is banana peppers olives and in my case longhorn cheese. It is what I eat when I go to visit my parents. So funny that it is exactly the same combination of random refrigerator food. Lol”
73) “My girlfriend’s mom ordered a cookie cake with a popping champagne bottle.”
@Skittlecarl1:
“It looks like golf clubs in a golf bag, or an ejaculating diseased penis.”
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