Funny things my MIL says

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She just looked me straight in the eye and told me that "square dancing was coming back." I tried my best not to laugh but couldn't hold it in.

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That she wishes my father in law didn't read so much. "All of those books are putting ideas into his head."

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She still complains about my FIL. They've been divorced for 40 years.

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Anonymous wrote:She just looked me straight in the eye and told me that "square dancing was coming back." I tried my best not to laugh but couldn't hold it in.

That is awesome! I would be all up in her business waiting to hear the next gem.

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"dinosaurs weren't real"

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That she understands why we don't get along, it must be hard for me competing with her for my DH's affection/attention! LOL

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It's important for kids to have lots of sugary treats because they need energy.

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"Barbeque meatballs taste good"

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My MIL is obsessed with the Myers Briggs personality types. She tries to explain everyone's behavior by what she perceives their "type" is. Like, "Oh, Bill baked a cherry pie rather than pumpkin because he's INFJ." She does this to total strangers, and even celebrities, as well as people she knows. Every conversation is peppered with this nonsense.

The funniest part is that I remember clearly when she first discovered this, and she said then that she was an extrovert (E), while now she insists she is an introvert (I). She is the least introverted person I have ever met.

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Hahaha, PP! This sounds like my MIL.

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Anonymous wrote:She just looked me straight in the eye and told me that "square dancing was coming back." I tried my best not to laugh but couldn't hold it in.

I think it is for their age group. My MIL is an avid square dancer; she took it up late in life. She even goes to square dancing conventions and competitions. My MIL doesn't say funny things. Funny is as funny does, in her case.

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My MIL told me when I was first breastfeeding that I need to "drink milk to make milk", and that it must be "warm or the milk will be cold for the baby".

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First of all, square dancing *is* coming back. (Don't look at me, I didn't start the trend!)

My MIL puts down my FIL at every possible opportunity. They have been divorced for 25 years and have spoken exactly twice in that time period (don't even ask how they shared custody...).

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Anonymous wrote:My MIL told me when I was first breastfeeding that I need to "drink milk to make milk", and that it must be "warm or the milk will be cold for the baby".

Mine said drinking seltzer during my pregnancy would give the baby gas. Then she would shake her head disapprovingly every time she saw me drinking it!

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My MIL is dead. Thank God. She was a witch.