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Help me come up with response to MIL comment I know is coming

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shineineveryway · 25/12/2023 14:03

I'm either defensive or too aggressive with MIL.

We are going around there later and she will ask if we took DD 4 to church today.

We didn't..

So we will say ' no ', to which she will respond that now is the time to start taking her to church and it would be nice to take her to church, especially at Christmas.

We are not anti religion and our kids are christened. However we go to church when we feel like it. MIL is more into the church thing and will comment and I don't want to have to explain myself away/ get defensive about it.

I want to shut her up, so she never comments on it again. But I don't want to be aggressive about it either.

Any ideas ?

OP posts:

IncompleteSenten · 25/12/2023 15:42

How about "No thank you."

JennyJone · 25/12/2023 15:46

C1N1C · 25/12/2023 14:12

Tell her the church has no WiFi and the kids will be bored 😎

coldcallerbaiter · 25/12/2023 15:46

People have their dc christened so that they have the option to send them to Christian schools. That’s how it works at the Catholic ones anyway.

WelshNerd · 25/12/2023 16:10

That would be an ecumenical matter.

luckylavender · 25/12/2023 16:21

TheLightSideOfTheMoon · 25/12/2023 14:24

“Taken her WHERE?”

”What is CHURCH?”

”What time does that happen then?”

”Church? I don’t have much room in the oven…”

Or just tell her that your DD is four and if/when she decides on a religion she will facilitate it. Asking a four year old to participate in religion is like asking them to join a political party.

Did you read the OP?

luckylavender · 25/12/2023 16:23

I can't believe some of the replies on this thread. So many who clearly didn't read the OP & have written drivel honestly.

rockpoolingtogether · 25/12/2023 16:24

Be honest and explain why. Assuming because you think it will be a bit much and stressful looking after her at church? why not offer to let her take her granddaughter then it's over to her.

PonyPatter44 · 25/12/2023 16:50

GoodnightJude1 · 25/12/2023 14:11

I’d say ‘God is with us all the time, wherever we are 😁’

and leave it at that.

Perfect answer- its not rude or sarcastic, or attempting to be clever like some of these answers and missing the mark impressively.

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