There was a horrible incident tonight.
Background. I live with DW, her mother, her sister, the sister's partner and two nephews. My sister-in-law has a third child on the way.
DW, who is a few years older, can't have children, and this is a constant source of embarrassment to my mother-in-law, who can't understand why anyone has married DW. She even went as far as to apologise to my parents, when they visited, that they wouldn't be getting any grandchildren.
Anyway. tonight she said to DW in front of the whole family at the dinner table that "Badlad will probably leave you in a few years. The urge for kids will kick in and he will look for someone who CAN have them".
There was an extremely awkward silence, and I excused myself.
Tomorrow it will just be the two of us in the house - MiL and I - and I am at a bit of a loss as to what to do. I have never wanted children, but she just cannot understand that.
She and I have a great relationship, and for the most part living with the in-laws has been far better than I expected when I moved here.
But I feel I have to say something. I really want her to stop bringing this up, and just let the matter of kids drop, unless she means SiL and her partner.
Or should I just let DW and her mother talk between the two of them?
All thoughts welcome.
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