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[quote=Anonymous]This is a great question.  My MIL and FIL are generally pretty good people, although some serous co-dependent issues that I won't dig into here have left it difficult to have a relationship with them.

The FIL is old-school, borderline narcissist, chauvinistic 60s "man about town" and, when the sh-- that comes out of his mouth comes, I tend to laugh it off.  I mean, it's hilarious some of this stuff you guys.  "Women should or shouldn't"  "did you see the tatas on her?!"  Like I said, he's a nice enough guy, loved by my DH, a product of his environment, did his best, but some of his attitudes - wow.  And, I laugh it off.  In a way I doubt I would with ANY other man.  Why do I do that?  Why do I just shrug and let it go?  I mean, if my own father said that crap it's be a vicious argument, but this guy is just sort of likable in his idiocy or some other dynamic is going on?

DH is 95% great guy, involved father, but don't think I can't trace some of that 5% back to this guy, yet -- I've let it all go for some reason.  Hmm.[/quote]

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