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<blockquote data-quote="Andy" data-source="post: 174285" data-attributes="member: 5096"><p>Sounds like my mother in law - she was so controlling - was mad that I wouldn't allow her a key to our home when we went on our honeymoon (I wasn't going to let that snoop in my house) - "But what if you left an iron on and the house burnt down when you were gone?" "No problem, we will deal with it when we return! No big deal!"</p><p> </p><p>I found that a "It is no big deal" and shrugging it off worked best with my mother in law. What burns them most is when you don't take anything they say as serious, "Well, whatever, if grandchild's clothes get dirty, no big deal. Who cares that milk got spilt on your coffee table? You just clean it up." Then when you know they are going to say something judgemental, you jump in before they can open their mouths and reassure the person that it really is o.k. "Oh, difficult child, I know that was an accident, no big deal, let's find a towel to clean it." (don't forget to smile the whole time and repeat, "no big deal") Some mother in law's want everything to be an end-of-the-earth drama that only they can solve. They are reliving their drama queen teenage years. </p><p> </p><p>Sometimes mother in law's do act like teenagers - Drama queens whose lives are the center of everyone's world and you best do what they say or else. I always opt for the or else and then laugh off the pathetic consequence - so much like a teenager sometimes.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Andy, post: 174285, member: 5096"] Sounds like my mother in law - she was so controlling - was mad that I wouldn't allow her a key to our home when we went on our honeymoon (I wasn't going to let that snoop in my house) - "But what if you left an iron on and the house burnt down when you were gone?" "No problem, we will deal with it when we return! No big deal!" I found that a "It is no big deal" and shrugging it off worked best with my mother in law. What burns them most is when you don't take anything they say as serious, "Well, whatever, if grandchild's clothes get dirty, no big deal. Who cares that milk got spilt on your coffee table? You just clean it up." Then when you know they are going to say something judgemental, you jump in before they can open their mouths and reassure the person that it really is o.k. "Oh, difficult child, I know that was an accident, no big deal, let's find a towel to clean it." (don't forget to smile the whole time and repeat, "no big deal") Some mother in law's want everything to be an end-of-the-earth drama that only they can solve. They are reliving their drama queen teenage years. Sometimes mother in law's do act like teenagers - Drama queens whose lives are the center of everyone's world and you best do what they say or else. I always opt for the or else and then laugh off the pathetic consequence - so much like a teenager sometimes. [/QUOTE]
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