Why does MIL make fun of everything?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:To subtly put you and your family down.

Yes, this is contempt for you and your family’s choices and she’s trying to mask it with humor so you can’t really call it out. It’s narcissistic behavior.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Do folks really have cloth napkins for everyday dinners? That’s just odd to me.

We do. Everyone has a napkin ring and we switch the cloth napkins out every few days.

I hate paper napkins.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Do folks really have cloth napkins for everyday dinners? That’s just odd to me.

We do. We have casual cloth napkins and then nicer ones for special occasions or when we have guests over.

[Anonymous]

She is being a passive jerk like PP noted, but from what you said, I kind of like her.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Do folks really have cloth napkins for everyday dinners? That’s just odd to me.

We do. Everyone has a napkin ring and we switch the cloth napkins out every few days.

I hate paper napkins.

What do you mean you switch them out every few days?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Do folks really have cloth napkins for everyday dinners? That’s just odd to me.

I went through a cloth napkin phase, but they got so dirty with little kids that I decided having to wash them all the time was not any better environmentally than using paper. So now I buy paper napkins, but will happily use a paper towel.

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Anonymous wrote:Do folks really have cloth napkins for everyday dinners? That’s just odd to me.

We do. Everyone has a napkin ring and we switch the cloth napkins out every few days.

I hate paper napkins.

You don't wash them every time??

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do folks really have cloth napkins for everyday dinners? That’s just odd to me.

We do. Everyone has a napkin ring and we switch the cloth napkins out every few days.

I hate paper napkins.

You don't wash them every time??

That’s absolutely disgusting. Surely PP doesn’t mean that.

[Anonymous]

She sounds f'ing miserable, I'm sorry!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do folks really have cloth napkins for everyday dinners? That’s just odd to me.

We do. Everyone has a napkin ring and we switch the cloth napkins out every few days.

I hate paper napkins.

What do you mean you switch them out every few days?

They get put in the laundry and we put new/clean ones in the napkin rings.

Table linens are part of our normal laundry routine.

[Anonymous]

Why can't you just get the super inexpensive paper napkins? I think it is weird to use paper towels as napkins, then even weirder to use them to scrape the plates. Of course, I wouldn't tease about it, and wouldn't mention it, just think you're a little gross.

As to the Lego example, do you have a separate LR? It's possible that she hasn't adjusted to her own grown son still playing with Legos.

My guess is MIL is uncomfortable and passive aggressive.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do folks really have cloth napkins for everyday dinners? That’s just odd to me.

We do. Everyone has a napkin ring and we switch the cloth napkins out every few days.

I hate paper napkins.

You don't wash them every time??

That’s absolutely disgusting. Surely PP doesn’t mean that.

I think OP should hand her MIL a cloth napkin on Monday and tell her to use it for the whole week!

Maybe get some cloth TP for her too!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do folks really have cloth napkins for everyday dinners? That’s just odd to me.

We do. Everyone has a napkin ring and we switch the cloth napkins out every few days.

I hate paper napkins.

You don't wash them every time??

Not unless they need it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do folks really have cloth napkins for everyday dinners? That’s just odd to me.

We do. Everyone has a napkin ring and we switch the cloth napkins out every few days.

I hate paper napkins.

You don't wash them every time??

That’s absolutely disgusting. Surely PP doesn’t mean that.

https://www.thekitchn.com/how-often-should-you-clean-your-cloth-napkins-240282

[Anonymous]

"Linda, are you still talking about the paper towel?"