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Mother in laws have had it pretty rough over the years, the butt of countless jokes and the subject of less than flattering stereotypes about them being intrusive, overbearing and quite frankly, mean.

Luckily however, like most stereotypes this one is dead wrong. Mothers in law come in all shapes and sizes but at the end of it all what they really want is the best for their loved ones.

We here at Bored Panda have compiled a list of mothers in law at their best. Funny, clever, kind, naughty, naïve or just a bit wrong, this list is all kinds of hilarious. Scroll down to check it out and tell us your mother in law stories in the comments!

#1

My Mother-In-Law Knitted My Wife's Snake A Christmas Sweater

My Mother-In-Law Knitted My Wife's Snake A Christmas Sweater

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    Mother-In-Law Complained About The Sun Being In Her Eyes. I Closed The Blinds, Turned Around And Saw This

    Mother-In-Law Complained About The Sun Being In Her Eyes. I Closed The Blinds, Turned Around And Saw This

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    #4

    Mother-In-Law Bought These To Embarrass Me. It Didn't Work

    Mother-In-Law Bought These To Embarrass Me. It Didn't Work

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    #5

    My Favorite Mug. My Mother In Law Gave It To Me

    My Favorite Mug. My Mother In Law Gave It To Me

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    #6

    So My Mother-In-Law Is Taking A Photoshop Class

    So My Mother-In-Law Is Taking A Photoshop Class

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    #7

    So, I Saved A Dying Baby Squirrel Once, And Now My Mother-In-Law Thinks I'm The Squirrel Whisperer. She Hooked Me Up With Some Hot Squirrel Swag

    So, I Saved A Dying Baby Squirrel Once, And Now My Mother-In-Law Thinks I'm The Squirrel Whisperer. She Hooked Me Up With Some Hot Squirrel Swag

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    #8

    Over The Toilet In My Mother In Law's Bathroom, Always Makes Me A Little Uncomfortable

    Over The Toilet In My Mother In Law's Bathroom, Always Makes Me A Little Uncomfortable

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    #9

    Grandma Made This For The Babie's Room. My Mother-In-Law Is The Best

    Grandma Made This For The Babie's Room. My Mother-In-Law Is The Best

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    #10

    My Father-In-Law (73) And Mother-In-Law (70) Went On A Cruise A Few Weeks Ago. This Was Their Embarkation Photo

    My Father-In-Law (73) And Mother-In-Law (70) Went On A Cruise A Few Weeks Ago. This Was Their Embarkation Photo

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    Adogcalledkitty
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    7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Is there a free brother in the family? I'd happily be their daughter-in-law.

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    #11

    My Mother-In-Law Is Pretty Funny

    My Mother-In-Law Is Pretty Funny

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    #12

    My Mother-In-Law Got A Goat. Meet Cedric

    My Mother-In-Law Got A Goat. Meet Cedric

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    Ok Ha-Neul
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    7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    that is so cool caan i come live with your mother in law like would she be cool with that

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    #13

    Mother-In-Law Thinks Quivers Are Overrated

    Mother-In-Law Thinks Quivers Are Overrated

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    #14

    When Your Mother In Law Sends You A Late Christmas Present

    When Your Mother In Law Sends You A Late Christmas Present

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    #15

    Mother-In-Law Bought A Painting At Goodwill. She Said It Was A Pretty Sun With A Meteor Crashing Into It

    Mother-In-Law Bought A Painting At Goodwill. She Said It Was A Pretty Sun With A Meteor Crashing Into It

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    #16

    My Mother In Law Just Texted Me This Asking "What Is Ass 19?"

    My Mother In Law Just Texted Me This Asking "What Is Ass 19?"

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    #17

    My Mother-In-Law Just Hit Level 30 On Pokémon Go. This Is The Table When We Arrived For Dinner Today

    My Mother-In-Law Just Hit Level 30 On Pokémon Go. This Is The Table When We Arrived For Dinner Today

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    #18

    My Girlfriend's 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

    My Girlfriend's 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

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    #19

    I Sat There, Staring, Wonderding Why My Religious Mother In Law Had A Severed Toe Christmas Tree Orament. Upon Closer Inspection:

    I Sat There, Staring, Wonderding Why My Religious Mother In Law Had A Severed Toe Christmas Tree Orament. Upon Closer Inspection:

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    #20

    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)

    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)

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    #21

    My Mom Made This For My Wife For Her Birthday. It's The Evolution Of My Daughter's Temper Tantrum

    My Mom Made This For My Wife For Her Birthday. It's The Evolution Of My Daughter's Temper Tantrum

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    EvieNiffler
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    7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That is actually adorable and should be brought out when the boyfriend phase starts :P

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    #22

    Camping In Bear Area And My Mother-In-Law Gives Me This On Our Trip

    Camping In Bear Area And My Mother-In-Law Gives Me This On Our Trip

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    Lucky Gaudiau
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    7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So now I'm imaging a grizzly covered in Silly String explaining to the other bears what happened.

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    #23

    Mother-In-Law Asked Me To Take Turkey Out Of Oven. Asked For Pot Holders And This Is What She Gave Me

    Mother-In-Law Asked Me To Take Turkey Out Of Oven. Asked For Pot Holders And This Is What She Gave Me

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    #24

    Told My Boyfriend's Mom It Was The First Night Of Hanukkah And She Made Me This While I Was Out Of The Room

    Told My Boyfriend's Mom It Was The First Night Of Hanukkah And She Made Me This While I Was Out Of The Room

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    #25

    My Mother In Law Had A "Virtual" Thanksgiving Dinner With Us This Year

    My Mother In Law Had A "Virtual" Thanksgiving Dinner With Us This Year

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    #27

    Mother-In-Law Found This On A Martini Bottle 30 Years Ago. She Makes Us Read It When She Thinks We're Drunk

    Mother-In-Law Found This On A Martini Bottle 30 Years Ago. She Makes Us Read It When She Thinks We're Drunk

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    #28

    My Mother-In-Law Put A Sign On My Car Without Telling Me. I'm Not Even Mad

    My Mother-In-Law Put A Sign On My Car Without Telling Me. I'm Not Even Mad

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    #30

    My Future Mother-In-Law On Her First Trip To Get Supplies For The Wedding

    My Future Mother-In-Law On Her First Trip To Get Supplies For The Wedding

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    #31

    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

    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

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    #32

    When Your Boyfriend's Mom Reuses Boxes For Christmas

    When Your Boyfriend's Mom Reuses Boxes For Christmas

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    #33

    I Think I Lost Most Favorite Son-In-Law Status

    I Think I Lost Most Favorite Son-In-Law Status

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    #34

    My Mother-In-Law Thought She Would Be Funny

    My Mother-In-Law Thought She Would Be Funny

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    #35

    Mother-In-Law Brought Us Some Fudge From Uranus

    Mother-In-Law Brought Us Some Fudge From Uranus

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    #36

    My Mother-In-Law Said She Gave Up On Grandkids

    My Mother-In-Law Said She Gave Up On Grandkids

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    Red Ruffensor
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    7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Is there one for grandcats? I think that's all we're ever going to get.

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    #37

    Pizza You Say? Here's My Mother-In-Law Preheating A Cutting Board

    Pizza You Say? Here's My Mother-In-Law Preheating A Cutting Board

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    #38

    Went To My Boyfriend's Mom's House For Christmas. She Got Me This

    Went To My Boyfriend's Mom's House For Christmas. She Got Me This

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    #39

    Mother-In-Law Won Cards Against Humanity Last Night (Playing With All 4 Of Her Children)

    Mother-In-Law Won Cards Against Humanity Last Night (Playing With All 4 Of Her Children)

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    #40

    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

    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

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    #41

    My Mother-In-Law Knew How To Combine My Gaming And Music In One Gift

    My Mother-In-Law Knew How To Combine My Gaming And Music In One Gift

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    #43

    Future Mother-In-Law Brought A Pie To Our Barbeque. Think She's Trying To Tell Us Something?

    Future Mother-In-Law Brought A Pie To Our Barbeque. Think She's Trying To Tell Us Something?

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    #44

    Brother Got Engaged. Mother-In-Law Shows Her Support

    Brother Got Engaged. Mother-In-Law Shows Her Support

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    #45

    So My Mother-In-Law Is So Funny. We Came Home To This In Our Bathroom

    So My Mother-In-Law Is So Funny. We Came Home To This In Our Bathroom

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    #46

    Asked My Mother In Law For Eye Drops. Almost Put This In My Eyes

    Asked My Mother In Law For Eye Drops. Almost Put This In My Eyes

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    #47

    My Future Mother-In-Law Is Amazing. And Super Funny. Lol He Was Super Hot!

    My Future Mother-In-Law Is Amazing. And Super Funny. Lol He Was Super Hot!

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    #48

    Mother-In-Law Cleaning Her House And Found These. Asked Me If I Needed Any

    Mother-In-Law Cleaning Her House And Found These. Asked Me If I Needed Any

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    Pi...
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    7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Yes, I could use some coasters and funky canvas for my art projects!"

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    #50

    Received A Gift From My Mother-In-Law

    Received A Gift From My Mother-In-Law

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    #51

    My Mom Had A Little Fun With My Husband's Christmas Gift

    My Mom Had A Little Fun With My Husband's Christmas Gift

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    #52

    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

    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

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    #53

    My Mother In Law Thought She Was Giving My 6-Year-Old Daughter A Disney Princess Poster. Instead She Got "Hometown Hotties"

    My Mother In Law Thought She Was Giving My 6-Year-Old Daughter A Disney Princess Poster. Instead She Got "Hometown Hotties"

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    #54

    Boss's Mother-In-Law

    Boss's Mother-In-Law

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    Ok Ha-Neul
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    7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    your boss's mil is so cool but your boss is cooler for sharing this with you all

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    #56

    This Framed Picture Of Tom Selleck In My Mother-In-Law's Basement Kitchen

    This Framed Picture Of Tom Selleck In My Mother-In-Law's Basement Kitchen

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    Carolina Carolina
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    7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My brother used to be able to make my mum cry by telling her that Tom Selleck was gay.

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    #57

    Passive Aggressive Sheets At My Mother-In-Law's House

    Passive Aggressive Sheets At My Mother-In-Law's House

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    Blue Cicada
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    7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    These are from the late 1980's/early 1990's!! I had the Lucy nightshirt w "I love humanity. It's people I can't stand," and "it's hard to go to sleep at not if not allowed a brief word of criticism."

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    #58

    My Mother In Law Tried To Bake Some Round Sugar Cookies While Drunk

    My Mother In Law Tried To Bake Some Round Sugar Cookies While Drunk

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    Ok Ha-Neul
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    7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    hey those look like my cookies when i'm sober except these are a little too unburnt

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    #59

    My Mother-In-Law Stopped By And Fed The Dog

    My Mother-In-Law Stopped By And Fed The Dog

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    #60

    My Mother-In-Law Has This Thing Hanging In Our Kitchen Window And It Is Creeping Me The Fuck Out

    My Mother-In-Law Has This Thing Hanging In Our Kitchen Window And It Is Creeping Me The Fuck Out

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    #61

    Love This Lady

    Love This Lady

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    #63

    Was Playing Around With The New Camera With My Fiancee's Brother And Snapped This Shot Of My Future Mother-In-Law

    Was Playing Around With The New Camera With My Fiancee's Brother And Snapped This Shot Of My Future Mother-In-Law

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    #64

    Gift From My Mother-In-Law, Apparently It's A Beer Chiller

    Gift From My Mother-In-Law, Apparently It's A Beer Chiller

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    #65

    In November On Facebook My Mom Asked My Husband If He Dares To Wear Glitters In His Beard. He Answered "Ok, For Christmas" And She Callenged Him To Go To The Xmas Fair With It. On Christmas She Had Printed The Screenshot And Offred Him A Glitter Bomb. Annnnnnd They Did It.

    In November On Facebook My Mom Asked My Husband If He Dares To Wear Glitters In His Beard. He Answered "Ok, For Christmas" And She Callenged Him To Go To The Xmas Fair With It. On Christmas She Had Printed The Screenshot And Offred Him A Glitter Bomb. Annnnnnd They Did It.

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    #66

    Mother-In-Law Just Posted This On The Book Of Faces

    Mother-In-Law Just Posted This On The Book Of Faces

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    #67

    My Mother-In-Law Vs. Carpenter Bees

    My Mother-In-Law Vs. Carpenter Bees

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    #68

    My Mother-In-Law

    My Mother-In-Law

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    Ok Ha-Neul
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    7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    only 91.5 pure sin i thought it would be a higher percentage of sin to balance out the bodily fluids of mexican canniibus manufactures lol

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    #69

    My Ultra Conservative Mother-In-Law Accidentally Liked A Budweiser Ad. Hilarity And Heartfelt Well Wishes Ensues

    My Ultra Conservative Mother-In-Law Accidentally Liked A Budweiser Ad. Hilarity And Heartfelt Well Wishes Ensues

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    #71

    My Girlfriend's Mom Ordered A Cookie Cake With A Popping Champagne Bottle

    My Girlfriend's Mom Ordered A Cookie Cake With A Popping Champagne Bottle

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    #73

    His Girlfriend's Mom Made Him This

    His Girlfriend's Mom Made Him This

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    Lady Lazarus
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    7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't get it, what am I looking at? And yes I am the 'Mom,' I need to know where I went wrong?

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    #74

    When The Mother-In-Law Buys One Of These And Puts It On Fb

    When The Mother-In-Law Buys One Of These And Puts It On Fb

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