Ever since my sister-in-law (my MIL's daughter) has had a baby, my once really supportive and kind MIL seems to have turned against me. She makes some really snide remarks, that so far I have ignored.
This morning, I received a Christmas card from MIL and FIL. With a Christmas card (large one) was a photo of MIL with my husband on his graduation day 15 years ago!
I'm not sure how I am suppose to interpret that - I find the action of enclosing a 5x7 photo of an event 15 years ago very odd. I asked my husband whether he had asked for a copy, and he said no.
I have my own interpretation. It's a "look aren't you lucky to have married my son. He's a graduate" sort of thing.
MIL never believed that I too, graduated from a top university with a BSc(hons) and an MSc.
I have two options:
1). Continue to ignore such petty sh*te or
2). Like MIL, send my MIL a photocopy (done at Jessops) of my mum hugging me on my graduation day with a note on the back saying something like "my mother was excited and proud on my graduation too!"
I fear that if I opt for option 1, this sort of pettiness will continue so option 2 looks attractive to me, in the hope that it will put an end to these attempts to undermine my self-esteem, as I see it. But I'm biased of course.
What would you do?
Would you choose option 1 or 2?