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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, practice saying things like this:
"Stop talking to my wife like that."
[b]"If you can't speak respectfully to my wife, I'll ask you to leave."[/b]
"It's not okay for you to speak that way to my wife." 
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OP, I think in these situations, it's okay for you to interfere. It's your house and you have say in what's tolerated in it and what's not. If your MIL's behavior is unacceptable to you, then don't allow it in your house. Meet her in public places. Let her take her grandson to the park. But as soon as she starts belittling your wife, say that you're sorry to see that she's not up for a pleasant visit today, and that we'll try again next time. Then hand her her things and show her the door. My MIL infantilizes my husband, who is normally stands up for himself but doesn't when it comes to his mother, and I had to tell her that I can't allow my children to see their father treated like an imbecile - I phrased it a bit more gently than that, but she actually seemed to get how that would undermine his authority and relationship with his children.[/quote]

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