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Caught by the In-Laws!

Nesties share their embarrassing run-ins with their spouse's parents. Talk about awkward! Tell us, have you ever had a humiliating moment with your in-laws?

Coitus Interruptus
"My husband and I were watching a movie in his parents' basement, then moved to his old bedroom next door. We started having sex when we heard footsteps down the stairs. We figured it was someone coming to the basement, so we kept at it. His dad came into our room and said, 'Oh, you're busy!' then left. The horror!" -- Cat

Full Frontal Nightmare
"My wife's parents gave us their bedroom while we were visiting. One night, I was giving her a backrub by candlelight when her mom walked in. I froze -- stark naked and straddling my wife's butt. The next morning at breakfast, none of us made eye contact, and the next time we visited, they put us in her sister's room." -- Kris

Crash into Me
"We stayed at my husband's dad's house and were upstairs in a bedroom next to his dad and stepmom's. The first night we started getting it on and broke the headboard."
--Madison

Porch Song
"One time at my husband's mom's house, we were having sex when we heard her pull into the driveway. He quickly finished, dressed, and flew outside to help her with the groceries. I'm not sure how, but he managed to drop the used condom on her front porch. As she was coming into the house, it stuck to the bottom of her shoe. She was like, 'What is this?'"-- Carrie

Little Helper
"My in-laws were visiting for the day, and my father-in-law got it into his head to get on his hands and knees to fix a leg on our couch. He came face-to-face with my vibrator, which was hidden there for some reason." -- Amy

Unfair Game
"One day as we were mid-sex on the basement couch at my wife's parents' place, her mom decided to come downstairs. I couldn’t get my pants up fast enough, so I just pulled my mercifully long shirt down to my pants where I was sitting. Her mom sat down and chatted with us as my pants were partway down, and I was, shall we say, still partially aroused.' -- Ryan

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Jul 08, 2010

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Toned Down We didn't get caught doing the deed, but he has this thing where he slaps my butt. No harm done, I like it because it makes me feel good. Well, one day we were leaving my mother's and he was buckling the baby in the car. He was bent over and his butt just looked slap-able (if that's a word.) So I slapped it notkowing my mother was standing at her back door watching us.... let's just say my mom knows how the baby got here.

by MrsRountree on Nov 21, 2008

We had to live with my in-laws for a few months while we were pulling a humpty dumpty on our house. My MIL breeds chihuahua's, and they are really yappy! So one morning we had just finished up and I went down stairs to get something to drink. I walked into the kitchen and my MIL says "Were ya'll just up there jizzin'?" I was shocked but could not help but laugh at the word jizzin' (as I have never heard it called that) She then preceeds to tell me that the dogs heard the bed banging and they would not stop barking! LOL So everytime we had sex there after that I had to go downstairs first to make sure the dogs were out or in another part of the house!

by KnoxBride2b on Jan 26, 2009

My hubby had just put up some curtains in our bedroom. The next day his mom and dad came to the apt to bring a dresser that someone gave us. I knew they were coming and tried to clean the room in the few minutes I had. So they brought the dresser in our bedroom and my MIL was remarking on the pretty curtains. We'd put up holdbacks and she said "And look. You can just pull them back when you don't want them down." Unfortunately I had failed to remember my bright pink viberator that was sitting on the windowsill. She went on as if nothing happened and slowly lowered the curtains. I didn't know whether to laugh or cry. I told my husband when he got home and we laughed forever. Most embarrassing and the most hilarious story of my entire life. AMY

by pessimist-optimist on Feb 03, 2009

This is why you go to a hotel room. So you do not have these types of situations.

by BrideVNA on Apr 16, 2009

My hubby and I didn't have a lot of money to go on an actual honeymoon trip, so after the wedding we took about a week off from work and stayed in town for our honeymoon. My MIL lives in the same town, and she came by for a visit during our honeymoon. For whatever reason, we were all chatting in our bedroom, so dear MIL was sitting on our bed. After she left, I froze as I realized....we carelessly left our lube out on our nightstand, and she had a front-row view of the tube of lube the entire time!

by redrose21 on Apr 16, 2009

Let me say this nothing is as bad as your mother in-law walking in on you giving her son oral if you know what I mean.

by sarah_betty on Apr 28, 2009

Last summer, before we were married, the DH and I decided to get it on at his mothers house while his sister was over playing with the kids. Figuring this would be a great opportunity, we slipped upstairs to his old bedroom in the attic and proceeded to have(amazing) sex. All the sudden we hear the attic door move but weren't too concerned since the cats go up there all the time. Well, needless to say, my SIL comes running up the stairs to tell us something and there I am on top of her brother. She just stood there for a second until she realized what was going on then covered her eyes and said "oops, sorry guys!". When we came downstairs she acting as if nothing had happened. We joke about it now.

by SoonToBeTabor on May 15, 2009

My husband and I had my mother-in-law and sister staying with us. They were out shopping and we decided to frolick naked, merely to spite the fact that they were staying far too long and we wanted some personal space, you could say. Of course, I took a few minutes to feel comfortable enough to go to far, but finally I ran through the living in my bday suit and was yelling for my husband when we heard the inevitable "click" of the key. We froze in fear, looked at each other, and scrambled back to our bedroom, which was of course around a corner. I fell but got away in time - I think - but never found out whether they saw what we were doing. We never really asked.

by jenb2bp on Jun 28, 2009

My hubby & I have been sleeping on a mattress in the living room since he got into a car accident a few weeks ago. I'm not quite sure why, it just seems to be the most comfortable place for all of us while his injuries heal. Well, yesterday he decided his back felt well enough for some *ahem* much needed fun time. His mom (who lives with us) walked in right as he said "Oh baby I'm about to come." She just turned around and walked away. There has been no mention of this, but it was just yesterday so the sting is still fresh!

by thisishalloween on Aug 15, 2009

On our honeymoon in the USVI- we went back to our room mid day for a little private time and mid-deed- a cleaning lady walked in and caught us. She didn't knock- just assumed we'd be at the beach. She just said sorry and left.

by TyJen on Nov 09, 2009

Last summer my dad came to visit us, along with my little brother and newphew. Well a few nights before my dad was to show up my hubby and i decided to watch an adult film while getting busy. totally forgetting about it until one morning my dad woke up went downstairs tryed to turn on the tv and turned on the DVD player instead of the cable box and my dad said all her herd was moaning he thought something was wrong with the TV i knew what it was! i was mortified!!! Needless to say we put the movies away when we are finished with them!

by twinkletoes2185 on Nov 16, 2009

I've got one in reverse for you. We're living with my MIL for the next few months while we are trying to find another place. Both of our parents have been divorced for a couple of years, and MIL finally found herself a boyfriend. Well, one night DH went to work, and I was just going to get a quick shower before heading to bed. About halfway through my shower, I start hearing ahem *noises*. (The shower backs up to her room.) I figured they'd finish soon enough and I'd forget--but wait--she gets EVEN LOUDER! And she KNEW I was in there!!! Then, last night they went to bed early, and DH and I were watching TV with the volume pretty high. All of a sudden, I start hearing her *noises* again! OVER THE TV! I tried not to make any faces, so I just kept turning up the volume. It didn't help! Oy.

by demondarling08 on Dec 03, 2009

There was also our very first time. We were at his mom's, and that's before his senile grandmother went to a nursing home. She usually stayed in her trailer, btw. Anyways, we're on the couch completely exposed, and we hear the door open. My stomach flipped, and I tried to convince my then-BF to hide. His solution? "Just stay still, she won't even know we're here!" ?? As it turns out, she walked out about a minute later without even looking at us! BUT, I'm pretty sure she knew. I'm still mortified just thinking about it, and that was over three years ago!

by demondarling08 on Dec 03, 2009

When my husband and I were still dating (about a year before we had moved in together) we were at his mother's house. We had done the deed and fallen asleep in his room (still naked). His parents are divorced and his dad decided to stop by unannounced, normally this wouldn't be a big deal except that his dad was of the opinion that he could barge into the my husband's room with out knocking (my mother in law had of course advised against it). I was groggy and out of it so when he opened the door I raised up to see what the noise was, and flashed my father in law. My father in law has never barged into any room since then and we have never spoken about it.

by chantalkp on Dec 13, 2009

To BrideVNA...hotels are not always safe either! My husband and I were on our honeymoon in Florida when our in room phone stopped working. We called down to have someone come up and fix it. When the two men came to our suite they had to go into the bedroom where we had our numerous kinds of lube and entire box of condoms sprawled out on the nightstand (you know, for easy access). They were snickering about it to each other in Spanish while my husband was showing them the problem, not knowing my husband is fluent in the language. While I cowered in the other room, my husband just shrugged and commented "We're on our honeymoon" with a big smile on his face.

by mokluck on Jan 19, 2010

When my husband and I were on our honeymoon in Cancun, we decided to go back to our room for a little afternoon "private time." We were getting it on in the living room when I heard a knock on the door. Well, we figured that if we are quiet that they would just go away. Turns out it was housekeeping... the poor girl walked in on my husband and I butt naked! She just said, 'OH!!!" and left VERY quickly. Of course we had the same housekeeper the whole week- I couldn't look at her after that!! She definitely got a good tip at the end of the week though! OY VEY!!!

by DanielandMarshaTerry on Jan 22, 2010

My DH and I were visiting my MIL on the east coast. We were in the upstairs guest bedroom watching TV on the bed when my MIL walked in with her arm full of what looked to be bottles of shampoo, body wash, etc. She had been trying to make us feel at home and make sure we had everything we needed all day. She said something about her husband, my husband's step dad, not wanting anything to do with this stuff anymore. I got a good look at one of the bottles and it said, "Anal lube." My husband was so embarassed he just got up and left. I was mortified-- had no idea how to respond. My MIL was offering us her sex supplies that she no longer used because her husband isn't able to after his stroke. I wanted to freak out, but I kept my cool and just let her put them on the shelf. We went ahead and used some of it, so as to not hurt her feelings, but we decided to leave it there when we left. It was just toooo awkward and bizarre.

by arschilling58 on Feb 04, 2010

We went to visit the MIL and at bed time she made a pallet for us in the living room. Afgter we went to sleep she came back to the living room and slept on the couch. Needless to say my new hubby wanted to get frisky and then releized that his mom was on the couch. we were already doing it when this relization came to him so he rooled over on the side and pointed to her. She was watching. Creepy.

by marinewife1194 on Feb 05, 2010

On the day we left for our honeymoon, my husband ran to the grocery store for a few last-minute things. Our downstairs neighbor had asked for a bag of cat food, so I asked him to grab that, too. We met for lunch, and after lunch, I grabbed the bag with the cat food in it to deliver to the neighbor. As we finished packing, I asked where the lube was. Husband said he bought some earlier - it was in the bag! We laughed our butts off when we figured out that I delivered a bag of cat food and KY to my 70-something neighbor! And the cat food was Friskies no less!

by lamschmi on Feb 19, 2010

Dirty Laundry... my husband and I were visiting my parents house over the holidays and we were downstairs in the laundry room finishing a load of laundry when one thing started to lead to another and we are having sex in a pile of dirty clothes...not thinking anyone would come down we didnt lock the door and mid-stride as im riding my hubby my dad walks through the door to see us in all our glory...needless to say it was one holiday that no one forgot.

by luckers33 on Feb 20, 2010

It was my boyfriend's birthday, and we were chatting with friends in his room at his parents', when his 3 yr old nephew came up to see us. While chatting, we didn't notice that his nephew was fixated with the MacDonald's cup in the trash, and tried to take a sip. My boyfriend and I both lunged for him yelling no, since that was where we'd been putting our used condoms all week! A few years later, this same nephew was going home from my bf's parents with his father, when the father noticed him trying to blow a *ballooon*(aka condom, this one unused, thankfully), and when asked where he found it, Felix responded "In uncle S's room"...needless to say, we'll never hear the end of it.

by Roufi on Feb 22, 2010

We were on the couch in my parents downstairs living room. My sister still lived at home but was out with friends that evening and my parents went to bed hours ago. He was giving me some "attention", but was still dressed, mostly, when we heard footsteps coming downstairs. (The basement livingroom doesn't have a door). There was a blanket nearby, and we threw me and my clothes under it just as my sister walked into the room. I was naked under the crochetted blanket (kind of mesh, see through, glad it was mostly dark!), and my sister plopped down to watch TV with us. The tv was on, but we hadn't been watching it and it had turned to some really aweful gameshow we would never had watched. My sister and my boyfriend chatted it up while I was naked under a blanket making sure it didn't slip off my shoulders - awkward!

by Stallmanj1 on Mar 05, 2010

So far we haven't been caught by either of our parents. But I walked in on them once! Oh dear...

by golferman on Apr 05, 2010

me and my husband live in the basement of his grandmother's house currently and we all share the laundry room. well a few days ago, me and hubby had just finished up a very fun "playdate" and I decided to go shower off. so I decided to just walk to the bathroom (which is all the way on the other side of the apartment) naked because I was sweaty and didn't see the point of getting redressed just to get undressed again. as I walk down the hallway, I come run into his grandmother who was doing laundry. I didn't know what to do except though my hands over my lady parts and laugh.

by JessyH20 on Apr 22, 2010

ok best story ever! On our honeymoon, we decided to spend one day to join a very rare family reunion. We had our tent far from everyone else so we felt it was ok to have some outdoor fun! after everything was said and done, my husband wrapped up the condom and put it in our bag of trash. The next day my parents came up to roast hotdogs in our fire. After eating, my father decided to burn the trash. while poking the trash SOMETHING got caught on the end of his poker so he pulled it out and there was our melting used condom. My dad and I laughed so hard while watching my mother, blushing husband and sister freak out. gooood times

by mormongoaliegurl on May 13, 2010

When my fiance and I first got engaged his whole family and I went to a casino for the weekend to celebrate. We were sharing a room with his mother who had gone down to the casino so we started going out of it. Not even five minutes after she left his mother WALKED BACK IN! Luckily we heard the door opening but our clothes were all over. We had to hide under the covers naked until she fell asleep! so embarassing!

by WeddingBells326 on May 19, 2010

My husband and I had the wonderful experience of being at his parents house one day a couple months before our wedding and we were in his room and had had the house to ourselves all morning and we decided to get a little busy and weren't expecting anyone to be home anytime soon. We never heard his mom pull up to the house and I was butt naked riding my fiance at the time like nobody's business when all of a sudden his mom opens the door says hi and walks away. I about died of a heart attack

by wasgrl18 on May 27, 2010

Recently at a weekend stay at my wife's parents house, My in-laws told us they were going to the grocery store to pick up some supplies for BBQ we were planning to have later that evening. Once we knew the coast was clear, we went at it. Thinking we had the house to ourselves my wife was her usual loud self. When we finished we left the room for a little post-coitus snack just, to our horror, to find that her parents were still in the house. Apperntly they had forgotten the list, and then decided to just go later.

by AngelaGarcia86 on Jul 08, 2010

We opted to postpone the honeymoon and spent a few days after the wedding with my husband's family. There wasn't a lot of room, and consequently, little privacy. Not only did my MIL walk in on us having sex in the middle of the night, she appeared completely oblivious to her interruption, as she shuffled through her suitcases before finally walking out! As if that wasn't mortifying enough, the next day the dog found the used condom in the trash and used it as a chew toy all day while we were out shopping. When we got home, we were greeted by a family meeting to "discuss" how we needed to FLUSH them next time. I wanted to pack my bags and spend the rest of the week at a hotel!

by indianacaricoa on Jul 19, 2010

I think a good rule of thumb is if you are at someone's house for a weekend or an overnight visit, just don't have sex!

by schnelly on Jul 19, 2010

This is less HUMILIATING than it was just bad timing...but while on vacation with my extended family this summer my hubby and I decided to get it on one afternoon before joining the family for dinner. Mid-sex my mom knocked on our door; not only was it awkward to have to talk to her out of breath through the door and lie that we were just getting dressed, but she was upset because she had just received a phone call from her sister to say her dad, my grandfather, was admitted to the hospital and was having open heart surgery. Talk about a mood killer!

by charleston83 on Jul 19, 2010

We went to go visit his parents and while in bed that night started to mess around. We were all but in the act when his mom walked in. The lights were totally out so I tried to crawl off of my husband as gracefully as possible. She literally had to step on my clothes lying in the floor to lean over and kiss my husband goodnight...

by king.cassidy on Jul 20, 2010

My husband and I decided to get it on in his parents basement. Well, they decided it would be a good idea to come down and start a conversation with us. So I sat for 30 minutes covered up in a blanket because I was naked from the waist down, while his dad sat RIGHT next to me. I have never been so embarrased, the thing is, it was a crocheted blanket, so hopefully he didn't catch a peek!

by suesnow on Aug 04, 2010

My FI lived with his parents when we first got together. I stayed the night one night and that happened to be the first night we had mattress mambo. Well, we wake up in the morning and his dad had made us a heaping plate of French toast proclaiming that we "must have worked up an appetite" last night, followed by a wink. Soooo embarrassing.

by tiffaannyy on Oct 22, 2010

my cousin was visiting my fiance and i and it was too hot for him to sleep in the living room, so he stayed in our room on an air mattress. fine, but my fiance and i are still at the "can't keep my hands off" phase and went out into the living room for some private time one night, my cousin came looking for us and found us...with his fingers in my...awkward. he high fived my fiance after we got over the uncomfortable silence, and he washed his hands, haha

by hannibal0789 on Nov 03, 2010

Me and my fiance were at his moms house for a new year's eve party. We decided to leave the party and go up to his old bedroom. Things started to get steamy and our clothes were off in no time. Well right as my fiance took his boxers off, his stepdad bursts in the door. So he's standing there butt naked and I'm trying to cover up with a blanket and his stepdad's just like "Oh sorry." and he shuts the door really fast. It was the most mortifying thing ever. What's worse, my fiance's parents bring it up every time we visit. Ugh.

by TrentonsBabe on Apr 02, 2011

We haven't been technically caught before, but when DH and I we're dating, he had a finished basement room to his self in the next room his step mom runs a in-home daycare. on a Saturday (no kids), we had the house to ourselves so we were playing around..I can be a little loud (considering we thought we were alone) we never hear his parents come back home..there was a vent nearby..I was mortified the next time I came over, he told me his parents heard everything and would like us to tone it down a little..we never spend the night, and neither do they.

by sgrangel03 on Apr 03, 2011

my DH and I went to spend a couple days at his parents house for the holidays,well we decided since no one was up we would take a shower together.once DH left I heard some one coming down the hall,I had to jump out of the shower,almost fall and get to the door to lock it the same time his brother tried to open it..he had seen DH leave.

by b0undl0v3 on Nov 18, 2011