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[quote=Anonymous][quote]The big problem is that whenever I say anything negative about the women, I get completely shut down. Apparently, before retiring, she had a long career in working with the homeless in DC, and before that worked abroad in the Middle East as a nurse and public health worker, which is what my husband always remarks on. If I talk to anyone who knows her (mostly my husband's friends who he grew up with) they are completely taken aback, and [b]call her a saint [/b]because of what she dedicated her life to. Suddenly I am the bad person for disliking this women, who yes did a lot of good for a job, for being a complete jackass.[/quote]

MY MIL used to play the "saint and martyr card" all the time. It is infuriating. After some time, I let her and her son and the kids visit together. Then one of the kids had a serious accident, and she was pretty mean to the kids. Then we progressed to "how about some special time with just you and DH?" That worked better. BTW at age 75, she had these furious rages, and later developed dementia. (the mean kind) So just do your best.[/quote]

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