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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]I grew up in a stoic family so maybe my radar is broken[/b] but this comment left me feeling...nauseated.

MIL was here last weekend. Her emotional style is so very different from mine so our personalities  clash.  Im not cold and unaffectionate by any means but Im just so put off sometimes by her excessive emotionality. She was fawning over my 7 year old DD with comments like "you are the most beautiful granddaughter in the entire world!" and "youre so special!" and "I think about you every day! Do you think about me?"

Oh vommit! The last comment just felt completely inappropriate for a grandparent/adult to say to a child. After she left, I told my daughter its ok if shes doesnt think about grandma every day. My daughter tells me "no mama I DO think about grandma EVERY day because I love her!"

All right, DCUMers, have at it...am I a cold hearted bitch of a DIL for being put off by this remark and telling DD its ok if she doesnt think of grandma every day...or was MIL being inappropriate in asking my daughter for assurance that shes on her mind every day? WTF?!?

[b]Maybe I need psychological help for wanting to puke when MIL fawns all over DD[/b]

:roll: [/quote] +1

Maybe you should consider some help. Clearly it's not MIL, it's your issue. [/quote][/quote]

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