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Would you find this rude? Settle an issue

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LRDtheFeministDragon · 21/07/2018 22:51

DP and I agree MIL can be quite rude, but disagreed over the implications of some recent interactions. We rented a new place a few months ago, and MIL came to stay for the first time. She was in a bad mood and made a lot of negative comments. Then, looking at our new fridge freezer, she said 'oh, that would be great for me! You'd need to get a van if you were going to swap it with ours'. She repeated this several times, that we'd need a van to swap it, and that it'd be good for her.

I understood this to be her hinting she wanted us to consider swapping it with hers. Would you think she meant that?

DP was quite short with her when she said it, and just said 'mum, I don't know what you mean'. But I think she was hinting we should give her our new fridge. Take into account that we are tight on cash, and that MIL is about to come into a small inheritance, and I think this is really rude. Or am I overreacting?

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LRDtheFeministDragon · 22/07/2018 13:55

Yes, I guess so! Though I do also find it irritating for me.

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Racecardriver · 22/07/2018 13:58

My MIL once suggested that we should ship one of our cars (that we don't even own, they're leased) overseas for her to use. It was so bizarre that I couldn't evrn find it rude. Same with your situation, it just makes me feel Confused

LRDtheFeministDragon · 22/07/2018 14:01

Wow. That is quite something.

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lottiegarbanzo · 22/07/2018 14:28

It's not 'hinting', it's either 'demanding' or 'fantasising' and there is no-one in the world who would not find it rude and most of all, really, really odd.

Hinting would be 'what a lovely fridge, I wish we could afford to replace ours...' Even then, it's a hint towards a Christmas present or something, not taking yours because, it's yours!

One of you needs to be blunt, to see how she responds.

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