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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Not sure if this is the right place, but it is family related.

For several reasons, MIL has abdicated Christmas dinner to me this year. We will have a whole house full. She’s already critiquing everything on my menu, etc. She’s very critical of everything in general, and thinks she’s the “hostess with the mostess” even though she’s really just a “hot mess” when it comes to hosting (just ask DH or FIL, they have stories to tell!)

She’s expecting me to fail. She thinks I’m not capable. She thinks she is the only one who can host. How can I blow this thing out of the water? (And I know she never will admit it if I did, nor do I need her to, but I want to [i]feel it[/i] myself. I want that “I pulled it off” moment for myself.) [/quote]

Why are you 100% responsible for the dinner?  Where is your DH during this?   This should be a JOINT effort.  Work together.  Don’t hold women back and take on unpaid labor.  You’re just going to be criticized anyway.  Have your husband do half and when she says something tell her it must have been hard when men weren’t expected to contribute to the household.  [/quote]

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