I’ve always disproved of some comments made by my FIL, however since having DC I’ve been more aware of these. He initially managed to avoid saying anything too incriminating around them but in recent months he has not had such restraint and I have challenged it directly myself.
After the latest incident two days ago, DH is refusing to back me up and we’ve had a huge row about it. I don’t want our children around someone who makes such comments so openly, and DH says his father is who he is and it’s pointless trying to suppress his opinions. It’s not about that though - my issue is he openly speaks about them in front of my DC.
Latest examples, paraphrased from what I remember -
‘just checked the forecast, blue sky and no wind. There’ll be hundreds across the channel today, all housed at our expense’
’have you seen Lineker’s replacements on match of the day? Bloody women. What on earth do they know about the offside rule’
’that presenter is useless. They are only in the job because they’ve dropped their knickers to get it’
My point is - DH should have a frank conversation to make it clear this is unacceptable.