There HAS to be some level of awareness. Who just assumes the cook won't eat? AND she's pregnant? If I were the husband, i would have called her out then and there

can i just say bravo for the hubby for taking the wife's side^^ its rare in these posts :D

Well, I hope she enjoyed her meatballs, because if I were the OP, MIL would not be enjoying any more meals at my house! Also, hope she doesn't want to meet her new future grandchild or continue relationships with her current grandchildren, because she sounds very entitled! I'd go NC!

I gotta tell you. My mother in law would never never in a thousand years do something like this. We have a very large family. When we have a gathering there are often leftovers. AFTER everyone has eaten their fill. Those leftovers are then offered IF the hostess offers them to others to take home. That is IF the hostess so chooses. No one assumes anything. EVER. Your mIL is being thoughtless and really selfish. This is not a caring way to act. She is striking out and trying to get others to make you feel badly. Don’t allow that to happen. It is not up to you to provide her with tomorrows meal. If you do so, it is out of your kindness. Good luck sweet mom to be.

Not completely unrelated, but It's really bad table manners to help yourself with more than you are going to eat.

This is off-the-wall selfish, taking a pregnant woman's food because you want an extra meal from it. From now on, when MIL is there, make only a single portion worth each, serve everything onto plates, including your own plate (just pop a potlid or bowl over it if you aren't sitting down yet). If there's going to be extra, put it a tupperware and hide it before taking the plates out. No seconds, no extra-large portions, no leftovers. Never allow this woman to see another tupperware of 'leftovers' from your table again, ever. If she ever complains about it "Oh, are you still hungry MIL? Is anyone not going to finish their plate?"

I never heard or had visitors for dinner who would expect taking leftovers in advance. WTF?!?! I'm glad that I finally see husband took wife's side. It is so rare here. And not having enough, it happens, you are not restaurant. I usually have some bread, snacks and vegetable with dip for this situation.

What a greedy selfish bstrd the MIL is,, who the hell does she think she is? She's invited for , what sounded like a lovely meal,, eats more than her share,, greedy b***h,, then has the brass neck to ask for a dish to take the rest home!!! I'm sorry, but she would've been wearing the leftovers,,, greedy greedy cow

Sounds like the MIL was trying to provoke the op. I wouldn't be surprised if the MIL never approved of the marriage and is still upset that someone stole her son from her.

I understand you can take leftovers from the restaurant if you ordered more than you needed, but why would you take leftovers from somebody's house if you were never offered to take them?

Wow. That’s super rude of the MIL especially knowing OP is pregnant. Not sure what to say about the MIL, petty person for sure.

"Next time serve her a huge, oversized portion of food" "She normally complains I give her too much". What a cow the MIL is! She's never happy it seems and obviously doesn't care about her DIL. At least Hubby backed up with wife against his mother's obvious rude behaviour.

Whoa, there's one thing... called manners. MIL needs it. Imagine being this rude.

why is MIL wandering in your kitchen unattended and taking food? i would not allow it. that is so rude to go into someone else's fridge/pots

Pregnant and m.I.l. Doesn't even mention that but wants her take away? Take HER away and I would just distance myself from her. How does she treat your children? Bad Grama is like Peppa Pig on steroids in a bad sci- fi flick!

similar happened to me with my MIL, first mother's day we were doting on her, I make a bit pot of pulled pork, she and her husband show up at dinner time unannounced. every gets to eat but me... my kids husband, inlaws, on mother's day. Bad enough I had to make dinner... sat in front of every one with a peanut butter sandwich, husband asked my why and told him there was nothing else left, he felt bad, inlaws kept eating... several years ago and yes I am still ticked.

Sounds like a power move on behalf of the MIL, who sounds like she resents losing her "special boy" to another woman. She needs to grow TF up.

Next time that sow shows up at dinnertime, plate up some dog food and cover it in the dinner gravy. There mil, it will suit your disposition!

MIL is passive aggressive. But even if I didn't want to eat "her leftovers" I wouldn't have let her have them to avoid the need to cook the next day. If you don't set some limits now, your life will be hell down the road.

Sometimes - some of these actions by FAMILY - make me reassess and appreciate what family I have.

She is just selfish and inconsiderate. I would st op her from filling her bowls with your food.

Is this a common thing, to complain on Facebook and recruit people to call someone names? I’d cease to know anyone who did this to me or anyone, really.

You're husband should have been supportive and concerned that his pregnant wife wasn't able to eat the dinner she cooked herself. Then he tells you to apologize when you not at all in the wrong. She was greedy and a bad house guest. It's like she was doing it on purpose to bait you so she can go tell everyone how poorly her daughter in law treated her.

Invite the MIL again, to apologise. This time, you put a strong laxative in her food. Just make sure to put the bathroom out of order before she show up.

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Alternative view, while I agree the MIL was the AH here, sometimes people take extra food and are somewhat insistent on it like this because they cant afford to feed themselves. Especially older people who might be on a pension. There is a certain level of shame attached to asking for help with food (there shouldn't be tho) so I'd certainly be making sure the MIL is doing ok and not going hungry for the other days of the week.

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