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[quote=Anonymous]One micro-interaction that was interesting-- SIL was talking about one of the kids, something to do with a diaper change, and something sassy the kid said or did. And one of the few times I engaged, I asked how old the kid was (to picture the "sassy" interaction-- 1 year old is different from 5!) and she and her kids briefly got a deer-in-headlights look and looked down and said the kid was 3.5, but she was almost potty trained and mumble mumble.

I wasn't judging the lack of potty training! They know my kid was very young when she was PT, so maybe they felt insecure about it and thought I was judging, but I wasn't asking in reference to that at all.

But I did think that made them realize how much badmouthing they were doing and that they were actually making their family "look bad" (in their opinion re: the potty training). I think it was shortly after that when they finally changed the subject. So I do think subtly making SIL notice what she is doing might be enough to cut it off in the moment.  [/quote]

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