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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I set my bar really really low and it's helped a lot! Expect the absolute worse and don't sweat the small stuff. Be the bigger person, smile and nod. It's just a few days, you can get through it![/quote]

This is what I do.  I start bracing for a rude comment to come and for my MIL to be mean as hell and yell at me/DH/SIL.  Then, when she is just mildly rude, it feels like she's being Glinda the Good Witch and I can't believe my good fortune.

[b]I'd couple those low expectations with a healthy dose of "not giving a f*ck".  You need to stop caring so much what they think of you.[/b]  It will help you relax.  Ignore all critical comments.  If it gets to be too much, find an urgent errand that needs to be run and get out of the house for some air.

And lastly, remember you put up with them because you adore your DH.  [/quote]

This exactly! Who cares what they say or think. Don't let them make you feel uncomfortable in your own house. Enjoy the holidays and ignore them! [/quote]

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