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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So for 5 minutes—300 seconds of time—you sat there and let her go off on your 6 year old at his birthday dinner???

Yes, please stop inviting her to events. Clearly neither you nor your husband have the backbone to protect your child in the moment. [/quote]

IDK based on the other examples, but she may have misophonia and was having a "fight or flight" reaction to your DS' chewing - a common trigger.

OP, try to ignore PP's dig here. You clearly were in a difficult situation as both a DiL and as a mom.

If me, I'd discuss with DH and try to come to an agreement on how to handle if this were to arise again. FWIW, I would probably try to limit these public events to lessen the stress for your family. I can appreciate that DH is conflict adverse - understandable based on that he probably grew up in these circumstances - but he will need to take the lead at some point as this is his mother. If it were me, I'd try to be supportive of him while also gently reinforcing that he needs to be there in the moment for his son (perhaps a support he did not have when he was a child).

GL![/quote]

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