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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]They are obviously people without a filter.  PP's advice to reply[b] "why do you ask"[/b] is a good one.  It's a fair way to redirect the question.

Your last example though... I kind of understand where they are coming from with that.  If no one ever asked about your family and pretended you sprang from nowhere, well you could take that the wrong way too.  They are just trying to understand your background and probably feel like not acknowledging your parents or asking about your childhood is unkind.[/quote]

Why do you ask is a terrible suggestion and it won’t work.

Someone with no boundaries will just say “I’m curious! - Now tell me, how much weight did you gain in the first trimester? “ [/quote]

Making faces or "why do you ask?" never works with rude people.

OP, did you ask DH what he would do?

My good friend has a MIL like this, the MIL has totally inappropriate behaviors.  That friend's close family member died, and the MIL was unconscionably rude to my (really sweet) friend.  I think the MIL is a bully.  Is that what might be going on here? [/quote]

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