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[quote=Anonymous]We have the exact same problem. Our kids are not the favorites. In addition, the comparisons aren't accurate in many cases, and so our DD was starting to find them hurtful. We let it go in our house until our kids started making comments to us, and then we had to say something. We phrased it in terms of "we're so happy to hear how well Joey is doing, and we know that you are proud of him. We know that you are proud of all of your grandkids, but it hurt's DD's feelings when you compare her to Joey." In our case, we had to make it clear that it was not about comparing the kids. Or that our kids were doing just as well, as that put our MIL on the defensive. I'm sure our MIL now complains that we have "sensitive" children, but it was the only way to try to get her to bite her tongue. And we have to keep reminding her. We also divert the conversation to (yikes) politics, but better me suffer than my kids. [/quote]
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