Who sits in the front seat? MIL with her son or his wife?

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Anonymous wrote:Elder gets to choose. That’s just being polite.

Yuck. No.

Who raised you? Seriously though, was your parent a boomer? GenX? I’m really curious how this happens.

[Anonymous]

Non issue.

[Anonymous]

Do not make an old person club until the backseat!

[Anonymous]

I don’t even get along w my MIL but of all the things to be upset about this isn’t it. She’s older than me, so I let her choose where is most comfortable in the car.

[Anonymous]

In our family whoever calls shotgun first gets it. You have to see the car though or it doesn’t count.

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Anonymous wrote:I don’t even get along w my MIL but of all the things to be upset about this isn’t it. She’s older than me, so I let her choose where is most comfortable in the car.

I think my MIL always sits up front, regardless of who is driving. She has a hard time getting in and out of the car. We are not close but this doesn’t bother me even a little. Maybe if she talked for like 15 minutes about this being her god given right or something it would be annoying but even still… who cares

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I don’t even get along w my MIL but of all the things to be upset about this isn’t it. She’s older than me, so I let her choose where is most comfortable in the car.

I think my MIL always sits up front, regardless of who is driving. She has a hard time getting in and out of the car. We are not close but this doesn’t bother me even a little. Maybe if she talked for like 15 minutes about this being her god given right or something it would be annoying but even still… who cares

+1 this thread is so sad.. your parents and in-laws are older and likely have various health issues. You won't get it until you are older and then its too late. Hopefully your SIL/DIL will be kinder to you.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This should not be a question, and the fact it is, says your DH is a douche or a momma's boy.

Unless there is a medical reason, like she gets motion sickness, the MIL sits in the back.

Are you from a conservative family or something?

wow.

double wow

Triple wow. The sad thing is that she probably doesn't realize why all the "wows." Imagine knowing her IRL.

I'm the first PP, and I'm Asian American.

My mom and MIL both sit in the back unless they have health issues.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don’t even get along w my MIL but of all the things to be upset about this isn’t it. She’s older than me, so I let her choose where is most comfortable in the car.

I think my MIL always sits up front, regardless of who is driving. She has a hard time getting in and out of the car. We are not close but this doesn’t bother me even a little. Maybe if she talked for like 15 minutes about this being her god given right or something it would be annoying but even still… who cares

+1 this thread is so sad.. your parents and in-laws are older and likely have various health issues. You won't get it until you are older and then its too late. Hopefully your SIL/DIL will be kinder to you.

Your healthy MIL will not die from sitting in the backseat of a car/SUV. If they are terribly disabled, then it’s different and it’s due to their disability, not age.

All this “OMG think of the Elderrrrrs” is so 1950s, it’s absurd.

[Anonymous]

I get car sick riding in the back seat so either I sit up front or I drive. Both MILs seem to get it and are fine with it.

Now when I’m the MIL…I’ll need to ride up front. Lol

[Anonymous]

Yes we would always offer the front seat to the oldest family member, in this case the MIL.

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Anonymous wrote:Curious how this is in your families. My MiL insists on sitting in the front next to her son (my husband). My husband sees nothing wrong with that.

It’s inappropriate, unless there’s a physical issue and she needs the space. It’s called blurred boundaries. He’s a mamma’s boy, right?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This should not be a question, and the fact it is, says your DH is a douche or a momma's boy.

Unless there is a medical reason, like she gets motion sickness, the MIL sits in the back.

Are you from a conservative family or something?

wow.

double wow

Triple wow. The sad thing is that she probably doesn't realize why all the "wows." Imagine knowing her IRL.

I'm the first PP, and I'm Asian American.

My mom and MIL both sit in the back unless they have health issues.

I hope you remember this when your kids put you in a crappy nursing home.

[Anonymous]

Teach your daughters how to recognize mama boys, and beware of the endless problems!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Teach your daughters how to recognize mama boys, and beware of the endless problems!

Teach your sons to recognize horrible human beings and beware of endless problems! Look, my MIL is a horrible human being with a personality disorder, but if I’m in the car with anyone from my parent’s generation, I let them have the front seat, regardless of my personal opinions of them. Respect for your elders, it’s a simple thing.