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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous] Since it seems they have already addressed this with her the next time you catch her correcting your child you can say " please don't correct my child when he spraks in my native language. It's confusing to him and I'm raising him to be bilingual. "  I would say it in a polite but firm tone .[/quote]

This, but also have your DH address this with her directly.  It's not going to get better if you intend to share other aspects of your culture/heritage with your child.  My MIL says things that are clueless, but she doesn't actively try to undermine my sharing my ethnic culture with DD...and it's still annoying and can be confusing to DD (e.g. DD now seems to be confused on the correct pronunciation of her name).  Since you MIL is clearly undermining your attempts to share your culture with your child, you need to be more proactive/direct in saying it's unacceptable and possibly limiting visits until she agrees.  It may seem minor now, but what's she's also doing is reaffirming the differences between your child and other children, and doing it in a way that paints them as negative instead of positive.  This can be both confusing and destructive to your child's self-esteem.[/quote]

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