MIL spent 1st few months of DS’ life telling everyone that he had Uncle X’s nose, his Daddy’s eyes, his grandad’s ears. Never anything about me or my side of the family. It culminated in her pronouncing that my DS is “a [insert her surname] through and through”.
This hurt as I have no DP to redress the balance. To this day no one has ever pointed out a resemblance between me and DS.
I dealt with it by spending less time with MIL. However DS is now 6 and to his every achievement MIL responds “Well his granny was good at that in her time. We are good at X as a family” etc etc. Every. Single. Bloody. Time.
From art (I’m an artist FFS) to sport achievements, that it always her response.
It’s as though DS’ achievements can’t be his, she makes it about herself every time. I have now seen DS looking deflated when she does this.
I finally told DH how much it grates on me, but he couldn’t wouldn’t see it.
Would this bother you, or am I over sensitive?
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MIL- would this annoy you?
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CatherineMorland · 13/05/2021 23:05
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