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[quote=Anonymous]Don't talk about yourself if you can help it. Talk, but ask them questions. Ask about every random relative or friend you can think of. Comment on current events (if you can without a fight) and the weather. Talk about their lawn. Talk about their favorite places to eat (not yours, don't mention the places you like). My MIL has made comments that she think my DH and I act "superior" to them. They are annoyed we won't take their horrific financial advice, like live beyond your means on credit cards. But really it comes down to insecurity. She wants us to really NEED her and her advice, but it's pretty clear we are doing much better than they are without her (terrible) advice. So she's ragingly insecure. I solve this by not talking about our choices at all if I can help it. We talk about just about anything else and since she doesn't care to ask me many questions about myself, she knows very little about me. Oh well, that's her loss.[/quote]
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