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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. Thanks for calling out my pettiness. I will try my best to overlook this and not be bothered by it.

Does it matter that my MiL is 59? She is in good health. Yes, I do not like her and I do feel she insists on the front seat to “put me in my place.” [/quote]

The only way she can “put you in your place” is if she is asserting her own dominance by claiming the front seat for herself.  The simple solution here is to take the power away from her by offering her the seat. Before you all get to the car, just say “MIL, would you like to sit up front?  [b]I know you don’t get to see DH as much as I do.[/b]”  Then you are back in control, because you are making the decision to offer it rather than her taking something from you.  And the last part about how she doesn’t see him as much implicitly asserts your primary position, which will drive her nuts.[/quote]

The bolded is mean. The fact is, you do get to see him way more than she does, everyone knows it, so why not be gracious. You've already won the prize, so why not be kind about it?
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