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MIL and allergies - when to say something?

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MoiraRoseIsMyQueen · 31/12/2022 14:45

We’re staying with the in-laws for a couple of nights (no longer thank god), and I am dairy/soy/egg-free (breastfeeding my little one who is allergic). We arrived last night to a lasagna. MIL had already told me she’d made it, so I brought my own dinner. Today we’ve been presented with pizza and buttered rolls for lunch (every one had been buttered so none left for me).

Not once has she checked what I can eat, asked what I’m having, or apologised that I can’t eat what she’s cooked. Thank god we stopped at the supermarket on the way, because otherwise there would be literally no food for me (and they live in the middle of bloody nowhere so no popping out to the local shops). She knows about the allergies, it’s not a new thing, and we’ve stayed before (plus I texted a few days ago with a gentle reminder).

AIBU to think she’s doing it deliberately? I’ve been gritting my teeth and sorting myself out, but lunch felt like a bad joke - would you say something?

OP posts:
LizziesTwin · 31/12/2022 22:50

My grandparents next door neighbours’ son had an egg allergy in the early 1970s, I remember when he was diagnosed as it was such a big deal.

Rowen32 · 01/01/2023 22:48

MoiraRoseIsMyQueen · 31/12/2022 15:01

Thank you @Rowen32 that’s a really helpful way of phrasing it. We’re both as bad as each other, DH is basically a bit scared of his dad (traumatic childhood) and I daren’t rock the boat for fear of causing an argument. MIL is estranged from all of her own three children, if that gives you some idea of the type of person we’re dealing with 😬

It's really tricky and especially when you don't know the intention behind it, I hope things are better now x

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