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[quote=Anonymous]I agree with 7:08 that all of us maintain boundaries by omitting information in some way or another when interacting with the people in our lives. Some are more extreme than others.

Your MILs omissions do sound odd and extreme, since, added up, they apparently give the impression of no interactions with other DIL to another DIL (you) when interactions are taking place over a period of time. Additionally, she's telling you she's doing A when, as you've found out, she's doing B, and B involves interactions with DIL. So you're not bothered by a chance omission here and there, you're bothered by a pattern of what seems to be a manipulation of the truth.

Who knows why she's doing this. Since you describe her as a kind woman, her motives may be benign. I think you're being very reasonable to feel uncomfortable, but it may not be productive to "rock the boat."

As an aside, my personal experience with this kind of manipulation tends to make me suspicious of motives - I have family members who routinely edit what they tell people for genuinely hurtful reasons. [/quote]

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