35 Photos Of The Most Unhinged Things People’s In-Laws Have Done

In-law stories are not only deeply relatable, but they’re also shockingly entertaining. There’s something both off-putting and strangely intriguing about how brazenly some people show their dislike. The passive aggression, the side-eye, and the entitlement are all so juicy that we can’t help being drawn into the details. That’s why we’ve gathered a collection of photos featuring some truly awful in-laws whose disrespectful antics are bound to provoke emotional outrage, exhausted eye-rolls, and plenty of ranting in response.

#1 Mother-In-Law Made This Cake For My Wife's Birthday, Proceeds To Cut These Two Pieces For Herself And Her Husband

Image source: Aristarchus1981 I said, "Give him all the corners!" Chuckles all around, and then we got all the edges...

#2 Father-In-Law Drives Through Front Lawn To Avoid Backing Up

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#3 My Mother-In-Law Gave Us All Covid. Tested Positive And Never Told Us

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#4 I Wish I Had A Different Mother-In-Law

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#5 Father-In-Law Decided To “Test” All My Fire Extinguishers. Now All Need To Be Replaced

Image source: Special_Context6663 In-laws were watching the kids at my house while my wife and I were out. Father-in-law (who’s notorious for messing with other people's stuff) decides to “test” all our fire extinguishers to “make sure they work.” Big one in the garage plus kitchen, upstairs, and wife’s car. Now I have to go replace all 4.

#6 My Sister-In-Law Giving Me (An ER Nurse With 10 Years Experience) Medical Advice. I Can't Deal With This Anymore. I'm Going Insane

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#7 Mother-In-Law Leaves The Refrigerator Door Open The Whole Time She Cooks

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#8 Father-In-Law Expected Us To Eat 12-Year-Old Beef

Image source: Ok_Pension_1451 He brought so much over; he had it all in his deep freezer, expecting us to eat all of it, so that it didn’t go to waste. He packed both of our freezers with all of this meat, knowing it was 12 years old. Without asking if we even wanted it.

#9 My Mother-In-Law Everybody

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#10 Mother-In-Law Ruined My Godhand SPN-120

Image source: childrenofthehammer My mother-in-law decided to use my hobby tools without asking me, when I wasn't home, to cut wire. She put them back in my hobby drawer without saying anything. They cost me $80. Also ruined another pair of cheaper clippers while she was at it.

#11 Mother-In-Law Just Sent Me This

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#12 Got A New Couch Delivered Today. Father-In-Law Decided To Test It Out

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#13 Father-In-Law Visited Us And Took Flowers From My Flower Bed. And My Husband Helped Him

Image source: siwlia97 He said his wife would like the flowers and just took them home with him. My husband is going to buy me new flowers tomorrow.

#14 Mother-In-Law Asked To Bring My Baby Along For A Drop Off (5 Mins Away) And Ended Up Spending Around 2 Hours

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#15 The Toilet Paper At My In-Law's House Is Like Wiping With A Ghost

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#16 My In-Laws Refuse To Let Me Cook My Own Steak... And Refuse To Give Me A Steak Less Than Well Done

Image source: suck_my_jargon Got served this disgraceful excuse for a steak at my father-in-law's birthday. Every year, I tell them I will cook my own steak because I like it cooked medium to medium rare. Every year, I get this stuff... Not only do they cook it well done, but they put it in the oven for about an hour to let it "tenderize". Not to mention there's only about 4 grains of salt and half a pinch of pepper on the whole tray of steaks. I don't know what they have against delicious, tender, juicy steak, but my god... they owe that cow an apology.

#17 Sister-In-Law Put This In Our Oven “To Be Safe” Without Telling Us

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#18 "Christmas Gift" For My Four-Year-Old Son From My Mother-In-Law

Image source: Prior_Lobster_5240 I genuinely don't understand... Does she WANT us to spend the holidays in the emergency room? She isn't a mean person, she's just very air-brained. I plan on asking her what her reasoning was behind this, but I will wait until after all the holiday chaos.

#19 My In-Laws Opened A New Ice Cream Carton

Image source: panella_monster They are delightful people. My mother-in-law is great, and I’m lucky we have such a good relationship, but this has my husband in stitches. How does this happen??!

#20 My Brother-In-Law Didn’t Close The Oils Cap All The Way And Put It Laying Down

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#21 The In-Laws Decided To "Prank" Us By Completely Rearranging Our Kitchen

Image source: 1DiffiCultRiddle My wife and I just returned from a week-long vacation to find our kitchen literally rearranged. We asked her parents to just drop by and feed our rabbits while we were away. Something they've done numerous times and are always paid to do when needed- This vacation was fairly needed, as I'm in the middle of attending postsecondary and working part-time while my wife works full-time and takes care of the house, while I pitch in where I can. And after a 4-hour car ride, we are extremely thankful for this break and look forward to preparing for another year of endless work. But lo and behold, her parents left us another hour's worth of work for us to even use the kitchen, as a joke. My wife is more upset than I am, but it certainly drew an annoyed snort from me, which I believe qualifies as mildly infuriating. The picture is just one of several cupboards.

#22 Behold, My Brother-In-Law's Chili

Image source: Sensitive_Ad_201 He decided to make chili with way too much seasoning (it was like chewing on sand) and then he cooked it for two days straight—did not stir it enough.

#23 My 60+-Year-Old Mother-In-Law Wrote On Our Back Door When She Was Visiting Because It Looks Unlocked. It Was Locked. It Stays Locked

Image source: Ok-Ad4375 Both locks are locked and stay locked unless we go out this door, which is rare. She didn't even try to open the door, but just assumed it was unlocked because the bottom one looks it. They're both locked and were locked when she was here.

#24 My Ex-In-Laws Are Making My 3-Year-Old Feel Bad About Her Hair

Image source: reddit.com My ex and I have been split up for about 2 years now, but are very civil coparenting between houses. However, often times he leaves the kids (4m and 3f) with his parents, who are like a weird cult. They own their own church, and they have rules. Women don't cut their hair, women wear dresses and skirts only, women stay home, cook, clean, have babies, and don't speak to the men about anything. They need to keep their mouth shut, etc etc. Well, my daughter asked me to cut her hair the other day, so I said ok and gave her a really cute Dora the explora hair cut (I have pics, it looks great). She was sooo excited and asked to call her grandparents to tell them. Her grandma was great, "wow you look so cute!" Her grandpa said, "You're in trouble. You're gonna get it. You aren't supposed to cut your hair." And get repeating "you're gonna get it," and my daughter looked so confused. Then their tía comes on the phone and goes, "You cut your hair?! Oh no..." It was so gross. So I texted the kid's dad.

#25 Mother-In-Law Thinks This Ice Auger Has “Grease To Move The Parts”, And Got Mad When I Took It Out To Clean It

Image source: PastelJude Ordering a replacement this weekend, it’s obviously contaminated with bacteria and cracked all the way up and down. MIL is mad that I did this, because apparently she likes drinking filth.

#26 My Father-In-Law Is So Lazy

Image source: lamwire He’s also careless. He doesn’t flush the toilet. This is not the first time. He has been living in my house for a few months.

#27 The Way My Mother-In-Law Opens Food With Seals Built Into The Bag

Image source: mrspeace I just don’t know if built-in seals exist where she is from because this happens all the time. Stale tortillas anyone?

#28 My Father-In-Law Dropped Items Off At Our House After An Extended Family Trip

Image source: gimp1615 He got to ours place before us and, being in a rush, put our items in the garbage “to protect them from the rain.”

#29 My Mother-In-Law Keep Complaining That Her Kindle Wouldn’t Charge

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#30 Mother-In-Law's Room. Husband And I Work To Keep It Escaping Into The Rest Of The House. We Rent

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#31 How My Father-In-Law Lets The Candles Burn

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#32 My Parents-In-Law Keep On Using Our Netflix To Watch He-Man And Christmas Movies, And Change Our Watchlists Because They "Struggle With Tech"

Image source: Aliinga My husband shares both his Netflix and Prime accounts with his parents and pays for it. It first started with his parents using his Netflix instead of their own profile and even trying to charge a not-included film to his credit card on Prime. He asked them to stop, but they said they cannot figure it out, so he added a pin and in brackets that it's not their profile. We thought the problem was solved, but then I noticed they started using mine instead. I hadn't looked at Netflix for maybe a week and noticed today they apparently had a watch marathon - my entire history & front page is just He-Man, war films, and Christmas movies. The algorithm is completely messed up at this point. Needless to say, I got a pin now too and a note in brackets.

#33 Engagement Photos, Brother-In-Law Was Drunk Taking It. The Only Photo I Have Of Asking My Wife To Marry Me 19-Years-Ago

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#34 The Way My Father-In-Law Leaves The Kitchen Knives In The Drying Rack

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#35 Brother-In-Law Fixed Our Rental's Drain A Month Ago. Just Got A Call From The Renter That It’s Clogged. He’s A "Handyman" And I Trusted Him

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