Please can someone explain the logic to me

[stroppy*cow]

Following a stay in hospital with a back problem, MIL was told that she must not drive for 6 weeks.

She phoned this morning wanting "him indoors" to drive the 30 miles to her house, to take her to fill her car up with petrol.

I dared to ask why - she can't drive to the garage herself because she's not allowed to drive.

So if she's not allowed to drive why does she need petrol in the car.

I am then told that she's been driving round the village, and the car now only has a quarter of a tank of petrol, and she doesn't like it getting any lower.

I pointed out that if she isn't allowed to drive, but is doing so she is invalidating her insurance.

I was then told that the six weeks prohibition has now expired and she CAN drive.

So if she is allowed to drive why can't she drive to the petrol station?

I am obviously missing something blindingly obvious here.

[shelly180]

LOL, you couldn't make it up!

[ed_blackadder_1]

      Nowt so queer as folk eh!

[fishpieface]

That's ridiculous!  If she's not allowed to drive then she shouldn't be

driving (in which case, yes, it wouldn't matter if the car is low on petrol).

Driving "just around the village" is still driving and she could both

invalidate the insurance or more serious consequences if there was

an accident.  She seems to be being rather silly.

[jillyjingle]

Maybe she's attention seeking? My MIL finds jobs for all her 4 children, and often they are totally uneccesary, she just likes the company - but it has to be on her terms.

[petitecalicocat]

Its MIL logic they know what they mean but the rest of us dont 

[stan3502]

totally agree it's a MIL thing and only they can validate their reasoning

[stroppy*cow]

Well, she's kept phoning repeatedly, so he has finally gone - mind you he's in a foul mood so it serves her right!

[bitsnknots]

I can see where your coming from Stroppy.  I hate going shopping with my mum.  In two shops this morning, I spent a total of about 20 minutes looking for her.  There are times I could quite literally scream.  My mum wonders why I get annoyed.  If I did the food shopping on my own, it would take half the time.  On the odd time I've done the shopping on my own, my mum's admitted that it doesn't cost as much.  The older they get, the worse they get.

[stroppy*cow]

Books - I have no problem with him going if there is something that she needs. He has picked her up twice every week since she came out of hospital and has taken her shopping, to the bank etc. When a light bulb blew, he dropped everything and went to replace it for her, even though here are two light fittings in the room, plus 2 standard lamps.

What annoys me is that she isn't supposed to be driving, so doesn't need fuel. Also with a quarter of a tank there is plenty, so no need to fill up. After all, even the local garage in the village is open 7  days every week. He would be out there on Tuesday to take her shopping and to the bank, so there really is no need for the tank to be filled up today!

[ed_blackadder_1]

Just a thought is he an only child, seems to me she likes him being at her beck and call.

[stroppy*cow]

Yes, he is an only child, and of course for the last few weeks she has been unable to descend on us without warning whenever she likes.

[duck_a_lorange]

Sounds like she misses having a man about the house.  I suppose there's no chance of her meeting someone nice?

[ed_blackadder_1]

I must remember this thread when I am old, as I only have one child a son, and I don't want to turn out like that.

[bitsnknots]

One day last week, I was talking to a lady at the health club I go to and we were talking about mothers.  The lady I was talking to said the older they get, the more selfish they are.  Also, I've told my Goddaughter that if I get like my mother when I get older, she has to shoot me!!

[captainbovine]

my MIL was the worse...she was devoid of all feeling...everything had to be done for her, she was never interested in anything any of her 6 children did, except the two that were always the worse.

Every one of the cowtowed to her every whim, but nothing seemed to please her. basically she was a pain in the butt.

[bitsnknots]

I had a grandmother like that CB and the other one wasn't much better.  I can't honestly say that I got on well with either of my grandmothers.  Now my grandfathers were a different matter.  They were both gentlemen.  One died when I was six and I can still remember him.  My other grandfather died when I was 8 and he was fun to be with.

[duck_a_lorange]

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@ed_blackadder_1 wrote:

I must remember this thread when I am old, as I only have one child a son, and I don't want to turn out like that.

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You probably won't - I think this old saying is more true than not - "Your son's your son 'til he gets him a wife, your daughter's your daughter the rest of your life"....

[ilove2patch]

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@duck_a_lorange wrote:

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You probably won't - I think this old saying is more true than not - "Your son's your son 'til he gets him a wife, your daughter's your daughter the rest of your life"....

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That is very, very true!

[cee-dee]

I guess I'm stepping in to the Lions den with all the ladies on here BUT.......

Demanding people keep on demanding but you DARE to say "No" when it's something really inconvenient and then you're the worst person in the World deserving of the worse words in her mouth "All I asked was just ...*********.. and he won't even do that for me after ALL I've done, well, that's IT from now on" she stamps her feet and goes off muttering threats of dire consequences......