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Is it in my head or is mil a snob?

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Mum8929 · 09/03/2024 17:03

When I first met my in laws I really liked my MIL, over time she’s made a few remarks that just rub me the wrong way. I feel like she’s a bit of a snob and find it really hard when in laws come over. Some of the comments she’s made is about “scabby people” essentially referring to habits of lower class people in her area. She’s also obsessed with people’s weight and constantly talks behind family members that gained weight and saying they don’t have any self control like her (she’s obsessed with portion control and calorie counting). She’s also always going on about how education is important and of course I do agree, however she will often use it in a context of these people have a PHD so they are “smart” or there’s at least 5 masters between us in the room, or trades people are not clever etc. She also doesn’t drink much which is fine but then comments about people on her holidays who were having a laugh and a bit tipsy and said they were horrible embarrassing people. I know no one is perfect and we can’t be PC all the time but I feel like every time I see her there’s a least a handful of those types of remarks. Am I being too harsh or does she sound like a snob?

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Mum8929 · 10/03/2024 12:19

Right and the fact that she doesn’t hide that and tries to convince my husband and I that animals are horrible just proves she doesn’t have a clue about social etiquette.

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