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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am 4 years older than my DH.  We've been married for 16 years, 2 kids, all is well on that front.  Our age difference has not been an issue, in fact people usually take me for the younger one.

We see my ILs 2-3 times a year.  My FIL often makes the comment that DH is a "child bridegroom" or that I "robbed the cradle".  How can I respond to this?

Sometimes it doesn't bother me that much, but if FIL has been particularly annoying that visit then it does bother me.  He's the type that needles others, brings up old embarrassing things to tease family members about over and over, in general he has kind of a jerky sense of humor.  I'm terrible at shutting it down.

He teases MIL about her mechanical incompetance and I was gratified to see her stick up for herself on our last visit last week, when she said, "how come you get to tease me all day long and laugh, but when I tease you, you get all mad and huffy?"  He doesn't like to be "disrespected". He can dish it out but he can't take it.

On the most recent visit my DH asked him calmly to slow down and stop tailgating people.  He was super offended, sulked and then brought it up at dinner to defend his driving.  He had been stewing about it all day long I guess.

Can you tell my FIL is not my favorite person?[/quote]

"Robbed the cradle? He was running away screaming from you people!"

too much?[/quote]

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