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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Arrived at MIL's yesterday, and am here for the whole week. Need a distraction from her fretting over cooking (which I am doing all of) and financial planning (which she only trusts DH around).

I'll start:

- House is freezing. MIL considers setting temp to 65 high, and says it's because kids are from south (California). I grew up in Midwest, BTW. I've been wrapped up in blanket since getting here...MIL nearly fainted when I suggested setting temp to 67.
- MIL insists on hosting dinner. Will no longer let me host, which involves travel, nor SIL who is 15 minutes away. But MIL hates cooking and does not have a full size oven...so getting meal together is lots of coordination and drama.
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Where does MIL live? Is it cold outside and she can’t afford to heat her house higher than 65? I can’t quite follow. Most older people have real circulation issues and insist on the house being in the 80s, so you may be a lucky one there. You can always put more layers on. [/quote]
[b]PNW. [/b]MIL is actually very wealthy, hence financial planning stress. It's a weird thing about DH's family. They keep house at 60 and wear jackets inside. It's a favor that house is set at 65, but I'm still freezing. DD is wearing gloves![/quote]

Why can't you say it without the intials?  Pacific northwest?  [/quote]

New poster here who had no idea what PNW was, didn’t care enough to Google, and is now rolling my eyes at how obnoxious that is! [/quote]

I moved to the PNW from DMV. People here use PNW all the time without a thought, so I doubt the PP was trying to be obnoxious.

I want to hear more about what happens when people flout the “no snacking” rule at their in-laws’. Does someone DASH the food from your hands? What happens if you say you’re hungry? Does someone say “Too bad!”?[/quote]

NP and my mom is a no-snacks person.

Buckle up:

1) she will clean the kitchen rapidly
2) she will clean the counters with bleach until it smells like a public pool locker room
3) she will dim all of the lights and literally say “the kitchen is closed”
4) if you walk through the kitchen en route to the other rooms to which it connects (bathroom, exterior door, your guest room), she will remind you the kitchen is closed 
5) if you look hungry or weak she will mention how big dinner was and how she never really eats a big meal anymore. And will reiterate that the kitchen is closed.

Then, to really confuse you, she will put snacks out in another room, but you’re expected to take just 1-2 pieces of them, admire the bounty, and stroll away. It’s kind of a test to make sure you aren’t fat. If you give in and eat a bunch, you are fat and bad.[/quote]

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