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[quote=Anonymous]My Inlaws are visiting soon, and I'd love some advice on dealing with them. They're loving and kind to my kids (the few times a year they see them), but bother me when they sit down and list our faults and how we should improve things. They're fresh off the boat Asian and expect us to raise our kids a certain way. They act this way towards all their kids and Inlaws. I'm actually they're favorite DIL because I went to an Ivy League school, something they remind my SIL of every chance they get.  I just don't know what to say when it happens. They'll actually give me dilemmas and ask how I would resolve them as a parent, then critique my response!  My husband is used to this so he just deals with it. Walking away doesn't work, and telling them I'm not going to play their little game doesn't work either (major blowout when I stood up and said i didn't need this). I am not Asian, but I don't think this is normal for Asian families. A lot of their values are actually similar to my own, but I hate that they act as if thats the "only" way to raise your child. Thoughts on dealing with this?  I'm leaning towards just sucking it up. They don't understand sarcasm or humor. [/quote]

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