I have two dds but I can't imagine talking to a son like this and I certainly can't imagine my dm talking to my db like this....
So.. A few things a while ago over time.
I saw a pic of young teenage dh on the sofa and mil crawling towards him. On back she had wrote " dirty old woman".
Then one day we went round and before she realised I was there she draped her arms around his neck like a lover and complained of the heat ".
A family friend once said she told them, having a nice husband wasn't necessary if you had a son.
But she never complements him and puts him down which is strange?