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Tips on how to kill the mother in law (and preferably not get caught)?
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<blockquote data-quote="Hound dog" data-source="post: 530155" data-attributes="member: 84"><p>I was so fortunate to have a mother in law that I absolutely adored. </p><p></p><p>husband should have manned up and told his Mom that her request was ridiculous, that of course difficult child would attend, and just turned and walked away. But honestly, many men have real issues standing up to their mothers. I can tell you beyond a doubt that my husband could never have done it. And heck, for that matter, there are plenty of females that cant' stand up to their mothers either.</p><p></p><p>The solution the way I see it? Take difficult child (of course he is going to brunch with his grandmother and <strong>mother</strong> for M's day) And mother in law can just deal with it. If it causes her embarrassment, that is <strong>not</strong> your problem, it's hers,<strong> let her own it</strong>. </p><p></p><p>Now see, I wouldn't be insulted or even mad. I'd chalk it up to mother in law's warped perception of the world around her and get on with my holiday and refuse to let it bother me. In these modern times for anyone to assume a family does not have skeletons in their closets (or even in the wide open that no one bothers to talk about)......is living in a dream world. </p><p></p><p>When my Mom had issues with my kids over the years, and trust me she did, I learned that I could either let it drive me nuts........or I could let it be her problem and make her own it, while not letting it bother me. I found I was much happier when I finally learned to do this well. You can't change people. But you can change how you choose to accept them and react to them. </p><p></p><p>Enjoy your Mother's Day. Don't allow this silly woman to spoil it for you.</p><p></p><p>((hugs))</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hound dog, post: 530155, member: 84"] I was so fortunate to have a mother in law that I absolutely adored. husband should have manned up and told his Mom that her request was ridiculous, that of course difficult child would attend, and just turned and walked away. But honestly, many men have real issues standing up to their mothers. I can tell you beyond a doubt that my husband could never have done it. And heck, for that matter, there are plenty of females that cant' stand up to their mothers either. The solution the way I see it? Take difficult child (of course he is going to brunch with his grandmother and [B]mother[/B] for M's day) And mother in law can just deal with it. If it causes her embarrassment, that is [B]not[/B] your problem, it's hers,[B] let her own it[/B]. Now see, I wouldn't be insulted or even mad. I'd chalk it up to mother in law's warped perception of the world around her and get on with my holiday and refuse to let it bother me. In these modern times for anyone to assume a family does not have skeletons in their closets (or even in the wide open that no one bothers to talk about)......is living in a dream world. When my Mom had issues with my kids over the years, and trust me she did, I learned that I could either let it drive me nuts........or I could let it be her problem and make her own it, while not letting it bother me. I found I was much happier when I finally learned to do this well. You can't change people. But you can change how you choose to accept them and react to them. Enjoy your Mother's Day. Don't allow this silly woman to spoil it for you. ((hugs)) [/QUOTE]
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