I am having a not so good relationship with my MIL. She's a great person and I am sure she has good intentions, but her words can be hurtful. Sometimes it seems that she just does not have an end point when she talks. She is dominant and everything has to be her way. She dictates where we should move out to and how our future house should be. She makes comments about me like 'you look ill and seem like you have many problems' or 'what happened to your hair' (I am anaemic and losing a bit of hair).
A little bit of background about me. I lost both parents by the age of 25. I have depression and currently take tablets. May be I'm not used to comments like these. I feel quite suppressed and constantly don't feel good enough. I shared this with my husband who couldn't get where I was coming from. He said that thats how she is and I should just get used to it. I feel im fairly tolerant but everything I do is judged and it all has to her way.
She makes a point several times a day how the first grandchild is the most exciting. My sisinlaw has just had her first child and we do not have any yet. I know its true but I hear it several times a day and that my sisinlaw takes care of herself but I dont etc etc.....
I was told how I shouldn't use commercial creams as they are not natural and that when I get old my face will sag.
Cooking is only good if its her way.
Father-in-law is strict and he listens to the mother-in-laws comments.
I feel really stuck. Like I do not know what to do as I will never be good enough.