Let me start by saying that this isn't meant to sound goofy or undermine anyone's beliefs/ways of life. Each to their own is very much my motto.
My MIL is quite a 'butter wouldn't melt' character with quite a sting in her tail. I suspect this is due to the fact that she's quite high maintenance and doesn't really get on too well with her husband (DH's stepfather to whom she's been married 20 odd years). She's not a particularly supportive MIL, shows no interest in us, when we meet it's all about her. We've had a helluvalotta stress lately with fertility issues and she never enquiries. That's fine. I can deal with that. She has three sons and is the kind of woman who loves to act all delicate and fragile. DH has come find her quite annoying.
One thing bugs me beyond belief and I think I need to say something next time. We are polar opposites to be fair (that's fine, I know you don't have to be completely similar to get on). I work full time in a very specialised role but condense my hours into three days and work mainly from home. My work is mentally taxing but I don't feel stressed by it and feel quite lucky to have this set up. I happen to like pottering round the house, keeping a tidy home and, shock horror, I take pleasure in making a nice dinner for my wonderful husband (who is the kindest man and has been an angel throughout our very distressing experience of infertility) when he gets home. I do everything around the house but because I keep on top of it, it doesn't take much time. DH does things if I ask him/if I'm unwell etc etc so I'm happy with this.
MIL talks at any opportunity about how much she hates it when there is "inequality in couples". "Why do you do it?!" She cries. We went to hers last night, she sat on her arse all day (she has been retired since she was 50 and is now 58, her DH works full time) while her DH did the dinner and had done the housework that morning. She told a lengthy story about how she "didn't mind her sons new gf" but "only downside is that she does EVERYTHING for him already". Sigh. I didn't say anything. She'll always say "maybe I'm just a boring old feminist but....". I need to call her out on it but WIBU to do so?? I'm probably projecting on this one subject as an excuse to challenge her. Really I think she's a self centred bore who thinks only of herself.