MILs Behaviour

[WorkHardPlayHard1]

Hi all I am genuinely asking for help and strategies for coping with visits from my inlaws.

Every conversation we have turns round to be about their other son, what he was like at school, what he ate for lunch, what food he orders in, his child, his wife etc etc

I try to ask what was your other son (my husband) like at school, what was your other son like as a kid? But again the conversation goes back to fave son.

He is also a father and my two kids, who they have never shown much interest in, are being sidelined as well in favour of fave sons child. I am so sad about this as dont want my kids to feel second best

What would you do if you were literally bombarded about your BIL?

It hurts my husband too and we literally count how many times the bros name is mentioned. It was 42 times today in the 4 hour visit.

Please help :(

Coping strategies please

Your post OP reminded me when my paternal grandparents were visiting. I was around about three or four and I blurted out to my grandmother that she spoke rubbish.

I still remember feeling like I shouldn’t have said that and I think I must have heard my mother say it at some stage about my grandmother who was very obvious in her favouritism of my cousins.

I do feel sorry for your DC, I know what its like being treated badly by both sets of grandparents, even my parents had favourites.