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Maybe this is her way of underscoring what she's already imparted to the children? She's showing them that their impressions were wrong by being up front about it? When you are there, she can confirm that you choose healthy cereal and that your affect doesn't mean you don't love them, that your facial expression has nothing to do with how much you care for them?

I can't think of a strong example of when I've done something like this, except maybe when I have said to a family member, "I told Larlo how hard you studied to learn Spanish after you moved to Latin America" or "Yes, Auntie Lipstick, I was just telling Larla how you can wear makeup every day once you become a grown up." I can see how my examples differ from what you've posted because they don't hit on any misunderstanding with the people I reference. I wonder if your SIL's motivation is the same though.

Could this be a way she goes about clarifying things that the children bring up when you're not around? If you had a better relationship with your SIL, would these comments bother you so much?

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