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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I need help phrasing this. I’m happy for them to alert us to their overall health issues but I don’t want the gory details of every issue or procedure of them or their friends. I get nauseated and light headed just hearing about some of it. I thought I might pass out when MIL was recently explaining a skin procedure she was having. Same thing when they were talking about how her 95 year old aunt died (like the medical specifics of her last few days.) I just can’t handle and don’t want this level of detail. I’m not disinterested in the people or the update, just not the gross details.

How to say this politely?[/quote]

Just . . . say it? "Hey, mom, I am just going to stop you. I don't really want to hear all the details." Then if she doesn't stop, leave, walk away, etc. For the other person whose mom "Doesn't care" about disclosing her DH's medical information, I'd add "It's really not ok for you to be telling other people about someone's medical condition/diagnosis/details if they don't want you to do so. And he doesn't. It's embarrassing for him and you need to stop."[/quote]

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