A little bit of background. My mil and me are quite different. She’s very assertive and says something that is not to her taste out loud. I am usually more soft and reserve. She came to stay with us to help with childcare (I gave birth two months ago) and we have had a reasonably good relationship. She turned out to be willing to listen to me when it comes to how to look after the baby. I am very grateful for her help.
while we were having lunch the other day, she wanted to gossip about a person we met in the park. She said can you believe she’s actually older than you?? I found it quite upsetting and I said: how did you find out her age? She said: I said to her she looks younger than you. It made me very upset since this person looks just her age. this is not the first time she said something like this. A very similar scenario happened a year ago which got me upset and my Mil noticed it. Yet she still did it again?
i am very conscious of how tired I look nowadays after what I experienced these two years (two mmc and a very difficult pregnancy, and now looking after a newborn). She knows my experiences and my worries about aging. Prior to these, I always got the comments that I look younger than my age.
It happened two days ago and I’m still not over it. I think she may not have done it on purpose but at the subconscious level, she still wants to hurt me. AIBU to think that she is not simply blunt and innocent to say it?
AIBU?
AIBU to think MiL wants to hurt me?
Anusername · 18/04/2024 06:10
Am I being unreasonable?
147 votes. Final results.
POLLMotnight · 18/04/2024 06:19
You've got 2 threads about this, Op.
AccountCreateUsername · 18/04/2024 06:33
Congratulations on your baby OP. From what you’ve written I really don’t see what was wrong with what your MIL said. It sounds like you may be projecting a bit (a lot?)
You sound like you’ve had hard time recently. Make the most of having her around to help, take some time out for you if possible and remember all new parents look frazzled
Anusername · 18/04/2024 06:33
Just to add that my mil has a very strong opinion about everything. She has everything done her way in her house. She used to rearrange our furnitures without notifying us. She now still does more than she should but I have been more compromising. When it comes to the baby, she has many advices but I have the final call (I think my husband has told her to listen to me and not be confrontational), which apparently leads to things not being done her way. I am just wondering if she might has suppressed emotions(aggressiveness) against me?
Bluepetergarden · 18/04/2024 06:35
Grow a spine and stand up for yourself if it matters that much
HcbSS · 18/04/2024 08:49
Why have you started two identical threads under different subject names?
FWIW this is not a hill I would die on. Roll your eyes and move on.
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