I like almost everyone; but, if I live to be a hundred, I will never like DD2's MIL. The manipulations this woman has tried over the years could fill a book.

She is first and foremost a lazy moocher. In the entire time that I have known her, she has managed to live off someone else most of the time.

She moved to Texas, staying first with daughter and SIL on the pretense of leaving just as soon as she found a job. She never sent out a single resume nor went on a single job interview.

After three months SIL finally told her to get a job or find somewhere else to live. So she moved in with one of her mother's friends, then got the woman to file on her home health policy with MIL as her caretaker. That worked just fine until the woman became ill with cancer--then MIL was gone--"too much responsibility."

She's now back in Tulsa living with her parents. Big Sissy is her "favorite" next to my SIL, whom she still calls her "baby", though the man is in his forties.

Since the family will be here this weekend for OU's opening game, Big Sissy asked her if she could come to Oklahoma City Sunday so she could see her.

MIL immediately began coming up with excuses--gas is just so expensive, the drive is a 400 mile round-trip (ridiculous-it's 90 miles from Tulsa to Oklahoma City) and on and on.

Big Sissy really got upset. Meanwhile, all MIL is doing is maneuvering for them to come there (they have already told her they will not be coming to Tulsa this trip since they only have three days) or pay her gas to come here.

Personally, if one of my grandchildren asked to see me and I had not seen her in almost a year, I would walk if I had to to get to see her.

But this woman will use anyone--including her own grandchild--to manipulate people into doing what she wants.